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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2021-04-06</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001403853</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NES</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001721004</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Nightingale David</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>6720 N. SCOTTSDALE RD, SUITE 190</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SCOTTSDALE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>AZ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>85253</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>Member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Joseph M. Crabb, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-04-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
