PFAS in Nevada tap water

3 of 59 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 10 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Elko City of	5.9 ppt	46 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Truckee Meadows Water Authority	5.5 ppt	20 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Fernley Public Works	none detected	5.6 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Gardnerville Water Company	none detected	4 ppt	3 of 29	Within
Ballys	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bellagio Resort and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Big Bend Water District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Boulder City	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Carson City Public Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chipmunk Retreat	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
City Center Hotels	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cosmopolitan Hotel	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Creech Air Force Base	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Dayton Valley Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
East Valley Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Edgewood Water Company	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ely Municipal Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fallon City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gardnerville Ranchos Gid	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grandview at Las Vegas	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Great Basin Water Co Cold Springs	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek MHP	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Great Basin Water Company	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harrahs Las Vegas	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Henderson City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Incline Village Gid	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Indian Hills Gid	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Kingsbury Gid	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lander Co Sewer and Water Dist 1 Bm	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Las Vegas Valley Water District	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Linq Hotel and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lovelock Meadows Water District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
M Resort Spa and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mgm Grand Hotel and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mirage Resort and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Moapa Valley Water District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mountain Falls Water System Gbwc	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nellis Air Force Base	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
New York New York Hotel and Casino	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
North Las Vegas Utilities	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Polo Towers	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Primm Valley Casino Resorts	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rio Resort and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sand Creek	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Southern Desert Correctional Ctr Ndoc	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sun Valley Gid	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Town of Minden	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tri General Improvement District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tropicana Resort and Casino	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Venetian Palazzo	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Virgin Valley Water District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Wendover Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Winnemucca City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wynn Resorts	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Yerington City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within

All 59 systems the EPA tested in Nevada, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →