LAS VEGAS (CITY OF): EPA violation history, explained
LAS VEGAS (CITY OF) had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 14,530, over 6,458 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LAS VEGAS (CITY OF) ranks 257th by violation burden (98th percentile) - 149 violations total, 51 health-baseds.
How LAS VEGAS (CITY OF) compares within NM
Among the 102 NM systems in this dataset, the average is 13.9 health-based violations - LAS VEGAS (CITY OF)'s 51 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LAS VEGAS (CITY OF) is from 2025-01-08 (health-based: 2025-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LAS VEGAS (CITY OF)'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); Groundwater Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
This is what LAS VEGAS (CITY OF) 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. Between the utility's meter and LAS VEGAS (CITY OF)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 257th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.