Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Las Vegas, NV tap water
Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 1.9 ug/L | None set |
Minimum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.4 ug/L | None set |
Maximum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 4 ug/L | None set |
Minimum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 0.77 ug/L | None set |
Maximum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 2 ug/L | None set |
Minimum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 1.7 ug/L | None set |
Maximum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.8 ug/L | None set |
Average Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.6 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Las Vegas, NV compares
5 of the 807 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Las Vegas, NV tap water?
Yes — Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 1.9 ug/L. Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Arsenic. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
5 of the 807 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pearland, TX, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA, Rockford, IL.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Las Vegas, NV water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/nv/las-vegas/2023/source.