Public water system record
Big Bend Water District
Serves Laughlin, Clark County, NV · 9,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Big Bend Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Big Bend Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Nevada, July 2015.
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,204 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Big Bend Water District go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Nevada regulators issued 1 boil water order to Big Bend Water District in 2015. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2015 | Nevada | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Big Bend Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Big Bend Water District.
Annual water quality report
Big Bend Water District must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Nevada.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells