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Community Water System · PWS NV0000167

Virgin Valley Water District

Operator location Mesquite, Nevada - larger served population (> 3,309) at 26,000 people served; 2,313 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

26,000
People served (this PWS)
2,313
EPA violations (this PWS)
18
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Virgin Valley Water District standing, high SDWIS violation third

26,000 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,139 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Virgin Valley Water District sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (2,313), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (26,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#2,139 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#6 of 155
Population · NV
2,313
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
11,092
County
Clark
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
2,270
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MR 53 2008
Nitrate MR 49 2007
BHC-GAMMA MR 45 2017
Methoxychlor MR 45 2017
Atrazine MR 45 2017
LASSO MR 45 2017
Heptachlor MR 45 2017
2,4-D MR 45 2017
2,4,5-TP MR 45 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 45 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 45 2017
Toxaphene MR 45 2017
Carbofuran MR 45 2017
Heptachlor epoxide MR 45 2017
Chlordane MR 45 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 45 2017
Dalapon MR 45 2017
Glyphosate MR 45 2017
OXAMYL MR 45 2017
Picloram MR 45 2017
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 45 2017
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 45 2017
Diquat MR 45 2017
Endothall MR 45 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 45 2017
Simazine MR 45 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 45 2017
Dinoseb MR 45 2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 45 2017
Endrin MR 45 2017

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Virgin Valley Water District has 2,313 recorded EPA violations, 100% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 0% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (18 of 2,313), and it ranks #2,139 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

2,313 Higher than most more violations than 99%+ of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 406 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 3/26/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 3/26/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 3/26/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/26/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 3/26/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/26/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/26/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 3/26/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 3/26/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 3/26/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 3/26/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/26/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/26/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 3/26/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Virgin Valley Water District

EPA SDWIS lists 26,000 people served and 11,092 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

2,313 violations · 26,000 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Virgin Valley Water District

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater