West Wendover Water System, NV
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
West Wendover Water System serves about 4,535 people through 1,308 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Elko County, Nevada. EPA system ID: NV0000246; phone on file: 775-664-3081. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2020 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Wendover Water System is 2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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. West Wendover Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 35th percentile in Nevada and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Elko County
15 other systems share Elko County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Wendover Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Elko City Of | 23,000 | 3 ppb |
| Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek | 9,340 | 1.1 ppb |
| Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek Mhp | 3,640 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carlin Utilities | 2,500 | 4 ppb |
| Wells Municipal Water Department | 1,300 | 1.8 ppb |
| Jackpot Water System | 1,240 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ruby Dome Holdings Dba Elko Rv Park | 357 | 4.3 ppb |
| Montello Water System | 287 | 1.2 ppb |
| Valley View Rv Park | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lamoille Water Users Assoc | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in West Wendover Water System's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask West Wendover Water System 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.