CITY OF NEVADA CITY: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF NEVADA CITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 3,148 people through 1,325 service connections.
How this compares nationally
CITY OF NEVADA CITY has 3 violations on record in total, 1 of them health-based - ranking it 9,038th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 30th percentile nationally.
Against the CA average
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; CITY OF NEVADA CITY carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF NEVADA CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF NEVADA CITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF NEVADA CITY's record does not cover
This is what CITY OF NEVADA CITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for CITY OF NEVADA CITY - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.