Radionuclides · 2023
Uranium in Las Vegas, NV tap water
Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 30 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 3.9 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 2.9 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Average River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 4 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Las Vegas Valley Water District Groundwater (Wells) | 1.8 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Maximum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 4.4 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Minimum River Mountains Water Treatment Facility | 3.6 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 4.4 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility | 3.7 ug/L | 30 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Uranium
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
How Las Vegas, NV compares
1 of the 773 systems measuring Uranium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Uranium:
People also ask
+Is there Uranium in Las Vegas, NV tap water?
Yes — Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 4 ug/L. Las Vegas, NV's 2023 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 30 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Uranium is 30 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Uranium?
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have Uranium over the federal limit?
1 of the 773 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Uranium 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.