Is there PFAS in Tri General Improvement District water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 16 samples EPA's program collected.
Tri General Improvement District is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Mccarran, Nevada, serving about 13,360 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 16 times across 8 sampling points between May 2025 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: PFDA, PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, PFHpA, PFMBA, PFDoA, NEtFOSAA, PFHpS, PFBS, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFBA, PFTrDA, NMeFOSAA, PFTA, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFPeA, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFPeS.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 31.5 ppb, detected in 14 of 16 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
- Great Basin Water Company none detected
- Boulder City none detected
- Gardnerville Ranchos Gid none detected
- Mgm Grand Hotel and Casino none detected
- Dayton Valley Water System none detected
- Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino none detected
All 59 tested systems in Nevada
ZIP codes served
89437
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 Tri General Improvement District water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID NV0000913. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/nevada/tri-general-improvement-district/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID NV0000913). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.