Sand Creek, NV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 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.
About Sand Creek
Sand Creek serves about 953 people through 459 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Churchill County, Nevada. EPA system ID: NV0000406; phone on file: 775-423-7627. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 2 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sand Creek is 2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 1 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. Sand Creek's 2 ppb sits at the 72nd percentile in Nevada and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Churchill County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sand Creek. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fallon City Of | 9,184 | 2 ppb |
| Fallon Naval Air Station | 3,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Old River Water Company | 300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sage Valley Mhp Llc | 188 | 1 ppb |
| Sage Valley Park Annex | 130 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carson River Estates | 105 | 0.9 ppb |
| Ok Mobile Home Park | 90 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Fallon, NV
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Fallon, 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 Sand Creek 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.