Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Fluoride in Las Vegas, NV tap water
Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 0.5 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum Las Vegas Valley Water District Distribution System | 0.29 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Maximum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 0.8 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Maximum Las Vegas Valley Water District Distribution System | 0.74 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 0.71 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 0.66 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Las Vegas Valley Water District Distribution System | 0.66 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 0.69 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 0.12 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Maximum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 0.74 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 0.66 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Las Vegas, NV compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Las Vegas, NV tap water?
Yes — Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.71 mg/L. Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA, Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride 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.