Public Water System

YERINGTON CITY OF

PWSID NV0000255 · Nevada · 5,050 people served

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YERINGTON CITY OF is an EPA-regulated public water system in Nevada (PWSID NV0000255). It serves an estimated 5,050 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, YERINGTON CITY OF has recorded 4 EPA health-based violations. The grade of C summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

5,050

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for YERINGTON CITY OF over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Uraniumradiological

EPA Code 4006 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.03 mg/L

Last Reading

37 UG/L

First Reported

Jul 2023

Most Recent

Jul 2023

What this violation means

Uranium in drinking water is both a chemical toxin (kidney damage) and a radiological hazard (increased cancer risk). It's most commonly found in groundwater near uranium ore deposits or former mining activity in the Western US.

Recommended precautions

→Reverse osmosis is the gold standard for removing uranium.
→Ion exchange systems work but must be sized correctly for uranium.
→If you live near former mining sites, test for uranium even if not required.

Read the complete guide to Uranium

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by YERINGTON CITY OF

YERINGTON

ZIP Codes Served

89447

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID NV0000255. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact YERINGTON CITY OF directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).