Iron in Nevada well water
In Nevada, iron was detected in 67% of 3,744 tested private well samples.
Iron is a nuisance rather than a health hazard: rust stains, metallic taste, and clogged fixtures above 300 ug/L. It often occurs with manganese and can feed iron bacteria that foul plumbing.
Check your iron number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your Nevada well for iron
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For iron
Iron and manganese oxidizing filter
whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,800
Air-injection or greensand media; fixes staining at the source.
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Where to get a well tested for iron in Nevada: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing | no limit | 39 | 100% | 50 | 32,000 ug/L |
| Humboldt | no limit | 115 | 89% | 30 | 20,000 ug/L |
| Lander | no limit | 30 | 87% | 40 | 260,000 ug/L |
| Storey | no limit | 37 | 86% | 35.4 | 14,000 ug/L |
| Lyon | no limit | 167 | 81% | 13.4 | 6,300,000 ug/L |
| Clark | no limit | 387 | 80% | 21.1 | 49,800 ug/L |
| Churchill | no limit | 689 | 76% | 18.9 | 31,000 ug/L |
| Mineral | no limit | 32 | 69% | 19.4 | 351,000 ug/L |
| Nye | no limit | 239 | 68% | 10 | 2,400 ug/L |
| Lincoln | no limit | 36 | 64% | 7.35 | 1,890 ug/L |
| Eureka | no limit | 98 | 62% | 4.85 | 830 ug/L |
| Douglas | no limit | 1,268 | 61% | 5 | 23,000 ug/L |
| White Pine | no limit | 44 | 59% | 1.8 | 2,050 ug/L |
| Carson City | no limit | 237 | 54% | 4 | 12,000 ug/L |
| Washoe | no limit | 297 | 42% | 0 | 5,070 ug/L |
- Imlay CCD, Pershing County100% detected of 35
- Winnemucca CCD, Humboldt County97% detected of 37
- Virginia City CCD, Storey County97% detected of 30
- Zephyr Cove CCD, Douglas County93% detected of 55
- Dayton CCD, Lyon County91% detected of 34
- Dixie Valley CCD, Churchill County91% detected of 96
- Clark CCD, Clark County88% detected of 161
- Yucca Flat CCD, Nye County84% detected of 32
- Summit Lake CCD, Humboldt County80% detected of 49
- Topaz Lake CCD, Douglas County79% detected of 135
- Amargosa Valley CCD, Nye County76% detected of 54
- Silver Springs CCD, Lyon County75% detected of 87
- Las Vegas CCD, Clark County74% detected of 226
- Fallon CCD, Churchill County73% detected of 582
- Genoa-Jacks Valley CCD, Douglas County66% detected of 325
- Gardnerville-Minden CCD, Douglas County54% detected of 684
- Carson City CCD, Carson City County54% detected of 237
- Pahrump CCD, Nye County52% detected of 62
- Eureka CCD, Eureka County51% detected of 69
- Reno Southeast CCD, Washoe County46% detected of 82
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. iron counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.