Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Las Vegas, NV tap water
Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 0.77 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 4 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.4 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.8 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Average Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 1.6 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Minimum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 1.7 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Maximum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 2 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Average River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 1.9 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
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.
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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 of 10 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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.
+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.