Is BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 9,000 people through 2,204 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
7 total violations and 3 health-based ones put BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,434 of 12,903.
Against the NV average
BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT's 3 health-based violations sit within the NV average of 5.1, across 42 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
The concern categories on record
BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.