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Community Water System · PWS NV0000699

Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City

Boulder, Nevada 89005 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 708 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

708
People served
106
EPA violations
40
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 106 drinking-water violations at Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City, 38% of them health-based - above the Nevada per-system average.

106
Total EPA violations on record
38%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
708
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City

Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City is a state-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 708 residents in Boulder, Nevada (Clark County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 106 total violations for this system , of which 40 (38%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 50 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorite, recorded in 28 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Nevada, EPA tracks 589 public water systems serving 3,455,285 people, with 56,333 cumulative violations and 6,657 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 95.6 violations. Statewide, 50 of 57 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (87.7%).

Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City's 106 violations sit above the Nevada average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
708
Total Violations
106
Health-Based Violations
40
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
1
County
Clark
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
40
Monitoring Violations
50
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorite MCL 28 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 2023
Chlorine MR 16 2023
TTHM MCL 12 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2024
TTHM MR 5 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NV0000699 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Nevada Drinking Water Authority

Nevada's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 2950
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 5000
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 7000
2023 Chlorite MCL 28 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 1009
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 8000
2023 Chlorine MR 16 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 0999
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 8000
2020 TTHM MCL 12 SDWIS / NV0000699 / 2950

How Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City Nevada avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 106 95.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 40 11.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 87.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 708 5,866 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 589 regulated public water systems in Nevada.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City water safe to drink? ▼
Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City (PWS ID: NV0000699) has 106 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 708 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City serve? ▼
Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City serves 708 people in Boulder, Nevada. It is a State-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City have? ▼
Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City has 106 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City use? ▼
Nevada State Veterans Home Boulder City uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.