Is Boulder City, NV tap water safe?
The short answer
Boulder City serves Boulder City. In EPA’s records it has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lithium at 58.6 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Boulder City’s water.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Boulder City
The 3 labs Nevada certifies closest to Boulder City, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Endeavour, LLC - AGTS Laboratory
Henderson, NV · about 11 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Veritas Laboratories
Las Vegas, NV · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
EFFEX Analytical Services
Las Vegas, NV · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Boulder City
Which ZIP codes are in Boulder City: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NDEP Laboratory Approval Status, drinking water parameters; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Boulder City
Other towns in Clark County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Boulder City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water