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Creech Air Force Base

At a glance

Creech Air Force Base (PWSID NV0001081) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Clark County, Nevada. It reports serving 4,200 people through 186 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

4,200

Service connections

186

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNV0001081

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,200

Service connections186

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyNV state drinking water program

City servedIndian Springs Air Force Auxil

StateNevada

ZIP—

CountyClark County

How does Creech Air Force Base compare with other water systems in Clark County?

By EPA's size categories, Creech Air Force Base is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Clark County has 141 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 18,582 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 2,620,005 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Creech Air Force Base is about 9.8 times that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Nevada has 161 active non-transient non-community water systems, 25% of the state's 643 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 557 Nevada systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Creech Air Force Base?

EPA lists Creech Air Force Base as owned by the federal government. The NV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 17 of the 141 active systems in Clark County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Creech Air Force Base have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and July 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Alachlor (Lasso), Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Dinoseb and Oxamyl. EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Oxamylcode 2036	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Simazinecode 2037	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Endrincode 2005	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Methoxychlorcode 2015	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Endothallcode 2033	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Heptachlorcode 2065	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Creech Air Force Base: frequently asked questions

Who runs Creech Air Force Base?

Creech Air Force Base (PWSID NV0001081) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.

How many people does Creech Air Force Base serve?

Creech Air Force Base reports serving 4,200 people through 186 service connections in Clark County, Nevada.

Where does Creech Air Force Base get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Creech Air Force Base have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Creech Air Force Base's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Creech Air Force Base's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Creech Air Force Base is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Clark County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Las Vegas Valley Water District	Clark	1,539,277	Community	Purchased surface water
North Las Vegas Utilities	Clark	376,515	Community	Purchased surface water
Henderson City of	Clark	336,534	Community	Purchased surface water
Virgin Valley Water District	Clark	26,000	Community	Groundwater
Venetian Palazzo	Clark	19,387	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Nellis Air Force Base	Clark	19,081	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Creech Air Force Base, PWSID NV0001081, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/creech-air-force-base-nv0001081 (data as of October 1, 2026).