Death Valley Water Quality

California

No Violations

According to EPA SDWIS, Death Valley, California is served by 3 community water systems covering about 413 people. PlainEnviro's health-based extract shows zero health-based violation records for those systems. Counts are historical EPA registry rows, not a current compliance or drinkability score.

3
Water Systems
413
Population Served
0
Health-Based Violation Records
0
Distinct Contaminant Codes

Drinking water in Death Valley, California is delivered through 3 EPA-regulated community water systems serving an estimated 413 people. Each system is tracked in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which requires testing for regulated contaminants, consumer notification of violations, and publication of an annual Consumer Confidence Report.

PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract shows 0 violation records across the 3 active community systems shown here. Monitoring and reporting records are not present in the extract. No contaminant code appears in the health-based records.

A past EPA health-based registry row does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status; utilities notify customers and remediate under state primacy oversight when required. For current water-quality status and treatment practices, review your local utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report or contact the California drinking water program. All records above reflect federal EPA SDWIS data and are not independently verified against state databases.

Community Water Systems

System Name Pop. Served Violations Status
NPS - DEATH VALLEY, STOVEPIPE WELLS 175 0 Clean
NPS - DEATH VALLEY, FURNACE CREEK 150 0 Clean
NPS - DEATH VALLEY, COW CREEK/NEVARES 88 0 Clean

Frequently Asked Questions

What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Death Valley, California?
Death Valley is listed with 3 EPA-regulated water systems covering approximately 413 people. No health-based violation row is present in this historical extract. That does not establish current compliance; contact the local utility for current conditions.
How many water violations does Death Valley have in this EPA extract?
Death Valley water systems have 0 health-based violation records in PlainEnviro's EPA SDWIS extract. This extract is filtered to EPA health-based records and does not include monitoring or reporting violations.
How many water systems serve Death Valley?
3 EPA-regulated community water systems serve Death Valley, California, collectively covering approximately 413 people. Data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Where does Death Valley get its drinking water?
Death Valley's water supply comes from 3 EPA-regulated community water systems. Source type data is not available for all systems. For detailed supply information, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.

How does Death Valley compare in California?

Of the 912 California places with at least one community water system on file, Death Valley ranks #238 by number of systems (3).

Either side of it: Courtland (3), Davis (3), Delano (3), Desert Hot Springs (3)

About This Data

Figures here are the current EPA SDWIS extract joined to the 3 community water systems whose service area lists Death Valley, ranked against the 912 California places with at least one system on file. Data current as of 2026-08-25.

Water system data comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PlainEnviro's violation fetch is restricted upstream to records EPA flags as health-based and then joined to active community water systems. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included.

A health-based violation row in this extract is a historical EPA registry entry. It does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status. Many records are later resolved, and public water systems notify customers when required. For current conditions, contact your local water utility or the state drinking water program.

TRI facility data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Facilities shown are those that self-report to the TRI program. PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro