What's in FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS's water?
FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS 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 23,064 people through 7,470 service connections.
How this compares nationally
166 total violations and 26 health-based ones put FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS at the 95th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 667 of 12,903.
How FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS compares within NV
FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS's 26 health-based violations sit above the NV average of 5.1, across 42 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS 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 - 26 health-based violations on file for FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS - 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.