Is there PFAS in North Las Vegas Utilities water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 10 samples EPA's program collected.
North Las Vegas Utilities is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving about 376,515 people, including North Las Vegas, Las Vegas. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 10 times across 4 sampling points between Feb 2024 and Dec 2025.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFUnA, 6:2 FTS, PFOS, PFOA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFHpS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, PFNA, PFBA, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFPeA, PFMBA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFHxA, HFPO-DA, PFTrDA, PFHpA, PFBS, PFTA, NMeFOSAA, PFMPA, NEtFOSAA, PFHxS.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 63.8 ppb, detected in 4 of 10 samples. EPA's health-based screening level is 10 ppb.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in Nevada
- City of Henderson none detected
- Truckee Meadows Water Authority above an EPA limit
- Carson City Public Works none detected
- Virgin Valley Water District none detected
- Fernley Public Works above an EPA limit
- City of Elko above an EPA limit
All 59 tested systems in Nevada
ZIP codes served
89030 89031 89032 89081 89084 89085 89086 89087 89101 89106 89108 89110 89115 89124 89130 89156 89165
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in North Las Vegas Utilities water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID NV0000175. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/nevada/north-las-vegas-utilities/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID NV0000175). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.