Public water system · NV0000219
ActiveSearchlight Water Company
At a glance
Searchlight Water Company (PWSID NV0000219) is an active community water system in Clark County, Nevada. It reports serving 760 people through 484 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
760
Service connections
484
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Searchlight Water Company compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Searchlight Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 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 less than 0.1% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Searchlight Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Nevada has 224 active community water systems, 35% 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 Searchlight Water Company?
EPA lists Searchlight Water Company as owned by a local 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. 20 of the 141 active systems in Clark County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Searchlight Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between November 1979 and January 2020. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1987-12-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
| 1987-11-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
| 1981-12-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
| 1981-01-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
| 1979-11-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Searchlight Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Searchlight Water Company?
Searchlight Water Company (PWSID NV0000219) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Searchlight Water Company serve?
Searchlight Water Company reports serving 760 people through 484 service connections in Clark County, Nevada.
Where does Searchlight Water Company 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 Searchlight Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Searchlight Water Company'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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Searchlight Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Searchlight Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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, “Searchlight Water Company, PWSID NV0000219, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/searchlight-water-company-nv0000219 (data as of October 1, 2026).