Kyle Canyon Water District - Source Water Assessment

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was amended in 1996 to require states to develop and implement source water assessment programs for existing and potential threats to the quality of public drinking water, and to include a summary of that assessment in the water system’s annual consumer confidence report. Specifically, states are required to delineate the sources of public drinking water, identify potential contamination sources within the delineated area, assess the water system’s susceptibility to contamination and inform the public of the results. These results are summarized below:

Four wells supply water to two portions of the Kyle Canyon Water District. The two Echo Wells supply water primarily to the Old Town, Cathedral Rock and Echo View areas. Rainbow Well serves primarily the Rainbow View area. These wells derive water from the bedrock aquifer, which is recharged by runoff from precipitation and snowmelt.

The wells supplying water to the Kyle Canyon service area were assessed for potential vulnerability to volatile organic (VOC), synthetic organic (SOC), inorganic (IOC), radiological and microbiological contaminants, and are considered to have low vulnerability to contamination. The drinking water supplied to this system meets or surpasses all state and federal drinking-water standards.

For additional information, please contact the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection at (775) 687-9520.