Mohave County · Arizona · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2
Bullhead City Water Quality
Is Bullhead City tap water safe to drink?
Bullhead City's public water is regulated to meet EPA legal limits. The EPA SDWIS record shows 17 contaminants on file, led by Nitrate, plus PFAS detected. Local water is very hard. But meeting legal limits isn't the same as zero-risk. Our Water Score rates it 53/100. See the breakdown below, or pull a free water report to learn what's actually coming out of your tap.
What's really in Bullhead City's water
PFAS (forever chemicals)
Violation on record
Detected above the EPA's 4 ppt limit for PFOA/PFOS — the "forever chemicals" linked to cancer and immune effects. Compounds found: PFBS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA.
Nitrate
Violation on record
50 EPA records on file (most recent 2025). Nitrate enters water mainly from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and animal waste. High levels can interfere with the blood's ability to carry oxygen, a special danger for infants. Long-term low-level exposure has also been linked to elevated cancer risk in some studies.
Water hardness
very hard
Bullhead City's water is very hard. Hardness isn't a health risk, but it drives scale on fixtures and water heaters, shortens appliance life, and leaves skin and hair dry.
Monitoring & reporting notes
EPA records below are administrative or monitoring/reporting compliance items — not measured exceedances of the legal limit. They do not, on their own, mean the water is unsafe.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 20 EPA records on file (most recent 2025).
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 20 EPA records on file (most recent 2025).
Arsenic
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 9 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
Atrazine
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 9 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
PFOS
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 8 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
PFOA
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 8 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Mercury
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 7 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Cadmium
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 7 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Fluoride
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 7 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Selenium
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 7 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Barium
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 7 EPA records on file (most recent 2021).
Radium-226
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 2 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
Uranium
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 2 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
Gross Beta / Photon Emitters
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 2 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
Radium (combined -226 & -228)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 2 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
EPA violations may be administrative or monitoring/reporting issues rather than measured exceedances of a health limit. A utility appearing on this list does not by itself mean the water is unsafe to drink. Health-based goals (EPA MCLG / WHO) are health targets and are often stricter than the legal limit (the federal MCL). The only way to know what is in your specific home is to test your own water.
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BULLHEAD CITY MOHAVE
- Population served
- 36,330
- PWSID
- AZ0408032
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