Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc, NV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc at a glance
Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc serves about 1,099 people through 14 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in White Pine County, Nevada. EPA system ID: NV0005071; phone on file: 702-486-9928. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 2 ppb from 5 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc is 5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 ppb |
| 2020 | 5 ppb |
| 2016 | 2 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 204 Nevada systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 13 have gone over at some point. Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc's 3 ppb sits at the 85th percentile in Nevada and the 82nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
5 other systems share White Pine County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ely Municipal Water Department | 5,000 | 1.6 ppb |
| Mcgill Water And Sewer Dist | 1,200 | 8 ppb |
| Ruth Water District | 470 | 8 ppb |
| Baker Water And Sewer Gid | 85 | 1 ppb |
| Cold Creek Mhp | 35 | 3 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Las Vegas, NV may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.