Nebraska Water Systems

593 community water systems in Nebraska, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
593
Health-Based Violation Records
2,305
Health Violations
351 systems
Population Served
1,714,088

Nebraska community water systems are regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act; each utility files compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directly. PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract above counts health-based exceedances only -- monitoring and reporting violations are not present in these figures.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (296)

# System Name Violations Health
1 EDGAR, CITY OF Edgar 194 Yes
2 PHILLIPS, VILLAGE OF Phillips 66 Yes
3 NORTH LOUP, VILLAGE OF North Loup 62 Yes
4 CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT Hartington 57 Yes
5 COLLEGE VIEW PARK Columbus 56 Yes
6 HUMPHREY, CITY OF Humphrey 48 Yes
7 BENKELMAN, CITY OF Benkelman 44 Yes
8 WAUNETA, VILLAGE OF Wauneta 44 Yes
9 BANCROFT, VILLAGE OF Bancroft 41 Yes
10 WISNER, CITY OF Wisner 38 Yes
11 PLAINVIEW, CITY OF Plainview 35 Yes
12 ALLEN, VILLAGE OF Allen 34 Yes
13 LODGEPOLE, VILLAGE OF Lodgepole 34 Yes
14 ELGIN, CITY OF Elgin 32 Yes
15 MCCOOL JUNCTION, VILLAGE OF Mccool Junction 15 Yes
16 BRAINARD, VILLAGE OF Brainard 14 Yes
17 ITHACA, VILLAGE OF Ithaca 14 Yes
18 ADAMS, VILLAGE OF Adams 13 Yes
19 STAPLEHURST, VILLAGE OF Staplehurst 13 Yes
20 BLAIR, CITY OF Blair 12 Yes
21 AINSWORTH, CITY OF Ainsworth 12 Yes
22 PAXTON, VILLAGE OF Paxton 12 Yes
23 BELDEN, VILLAGE OF Belden 12 Yes
24 SEWARD, CITY OF Seward 11 Yes
25 ALVO, VILLAGE OF Greenwood 11 Yes
26 LEXINGTON, CITY OF Lexington 10 Yes
27 STANTON, CITY OF Stanton 10 Yes
28 GENOA, CITY OF Genoa 10 Yes
29 HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF Howells 10 Yes
30 BRUNSWICK, VILLAGE OF Brunswick 10 Yes
31 HARDY, VILLAGE OF Superior 10 Yes
32 HASTINGS, CITY OF Hastings 9 Yes
33 OSMOND, CITY OF Osmond 9 Yes
34 WOLBACH, VILLAGE OF Wolbach 9 Yes
35 GRESHAM, VILLAGE OF Gresham 9 Yes
36 OCONTO, VILLAGE OF Oconto 9 Yes
37 WAYNE, CITY OF Wayne 8 Yes
38 AXTELL, VILLAGE OF Axtell 8 Yes
39 DUNCAN, VILLAGE OF Duncan 8 Yes
40 MAXWELL, VILLAGE OF Maxwell 8 Yes
41 BRADSHAW, VILLAGE OF Bradshaw 8 Yes
42 HOLDREGE, CITY OF Holdrege 7 Yes
43 MILFORD, CITY OF Milford 7 Yes
44 LAUREL, CITY OF Laurel 7 Yes
45 SANTEE UTILITY COMMISSION Niobrara 7 Yes
46 OVERTON, VILLAGE OF Overton 7 Yes
47 SARGENT, CITY OF Sargent 7 Yes
48 WILCOX, VILLAGE OF Wilcox 7 Yes
49 JOHNSON, VILLAGE OF Johnson 7 Yes
50 GOEHNER, VILLAGE OF Goehner 7 Yes
51 ROYAL, VILLAGE OF Royal 7 Yes
52 WINNEBAGO TRIBE POW WOW GROUNDS Winnebago 7 Yes
53 CONCORD, VILLAGE OF Concord 7 Yes
54 ONEILL, CITY OF O'neill 6 Yes
55 CUMING CO RWD 1 Beemer 6 Yes
56 TEKAMAH, CITY OF Tekamah 6 Yes
57 FULLERTON, CITY OF Fullerton 6 Yes
58 TILDEN, CITY OF Tilden 6 Yes
59 OSHKOSH, CITY OF Oshkosh 6 Yes
60 NEMAHA CO RWD 1 Auburn 6 Yes
61 BEAVER CITY, CITY OF Beaver 6 Yes
62 GLENVIL, VILLAGE OF Glenvil 6 Yes
63 OAKDALE, VILLAGE OF Oakdale 6 Yes
64 STRATTON, VILLAGE OF Stratton 6 Yes
65 SARPY CO SID 79 - MEADOW OAKS Springfield 6 Yes
66 LINDSAY, VILLAGE OF Lindsay 6 Yes
67 GREEN ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK Nickerson 6 Yes
68 MILLIGAN, VILLAGE OF Milligan 6 Yes
69 GURLEY, VILLAGE OF Gurley 6 Yes
70 ROCA, VILLAGE OF Roca 6 Yes
71 WYNOT, VILLAGE OF Wynot 6 Yes
72 BROADWATER, VILLAGE OF Broadwater 6 Yes
73 BROWNVILLE, VILLAGE OF Brownville 6 Yes
74 SHUBERT, VILLAGE OF Stella 6 Yes
75 FORDYCE, VILLAGE OF Wynot 6 Yes
76 TOBIAS, VILLAGE OF Tobias 6 Yes
77 JANSEN, VILLAGE OF Jansen 6 Yes
78 WEST POINT, CITY OF West Point 5 Yes
79 OMAHA TRIBE PWS Macy 5 Yes
80 ELMWOOD, VILLAGE OF Elmwood 5 Yes
81 ORCHARD, VILLAGE OF Orchard 5 Yes
82 BRUNING, VILLAGE OF Bruning 5 Yes
83 FUNK, VILLAGE OF Funk 5 Yes
84 BENEDICT, VILLAGE OF Benedict 5 Yes
85 ULYSSES, VILLAGE OF Ulysses 5 Yes
86 YORK, CITY OF York 4 Yes
87 FAIRBURY, CITY OF Fairbury 4 Yes
88 AUBURN, CITY OF Auburn 4 Yes
89 HICKMAN, CITY OF Hickman 4 Yes
90 ARAPAHOE, CITY OF Arapahoe 4 Yes
91 RICHARDSON CO RWD 2 Falls City 4 Yes
92 PONCA, CITY OF Ponca 4 Yes
93 CLAY CENTER, CITY OF Clay Center 4 Yes
94 BASSETT, CITY OF Bassett 4 Yes
95 PERU, CITY OF Peru 4 Yes
96 EUSTIS, VILLAGE OF Eustis 4 Yes
97 CLARKS, VILLAGE OF Clarks 4 Yes
98 PLATTE CENTER, VILLAGE OF Platte Center 4 Yes
99 MONROE, VILLAGE OF Monroe 4 Yes
100 ARCADIA, VILLAGE OF Arcadia 4 Yes
101 MURDOCK, VILLAGE OF Murdock 4 Yes
102 DOUGLAS, VILLAGE OF Douglas 4 Yes
103 UNION, VILLAGE OF Union 4 Yes
104 DUNBAR, VILLAGE OF Dunbar 4 Yes
105 LANCASTER CO SID 3 - HOLLAND Holland 4 Yes
106 MASON CITY, VILLAGE OF Mason City 4 Yes
107 HYANNIS, VILLAGE OF Hyannis 4 Yes
108 BLOOMINGTON, VILLAGE OF Bloomington 4 Yes
109 DUBOIS, VILLAGE OF Dubois 4 Yes
110 EDISON, VILLAGE OF Edison 4 Yes
111 DUNNING, VILLAGE OF Dunning 4 Yes
112 GRAND ISLAND, CITY OF Grand Island 3 Yes
113 PAPILLION, CITY OF Papillion 3 Yes
114 KEARNEY, CITY OF Kearney 3 Yes
115 NORTH PLATTE, CITY OF North Platte 3 Yes
116 COLUMBUS, CITY OF Columbus 3 Yes
117 AURORA, CITY OF Aurora 3 Yes
118 WILBER, CITY OF Wilber 3 Yes
119 GIBBON, CITY OF Gibbon 3 Yes
120 WYMORE, CITY OF Wymore 3 Yes
121 WEEPING WATER, CITY OF Weeping Water 3 Yes
122 HENDERSON, CITY OF Henderson 3 Yes
123 CHAPPELL, CITY OF Chappell 3 Yes
124 LOWER BIG BLUE NRD - WYMORE Beatrice 3 Yes
125 UTICA, VILLAGE OF Utica 3 Yes
126 DONIPHAN, VILLAGE OF Doniphan 3 Yes
127 CAIRO, VILLAGE OF Cairo 3 Yes
128 ALDA, VILLAGE OF Alda 3 Yes
129 DODGE, VILLAGE OF Dodge 3 Yes
130 GREENWOOD, VILLAGE OF Greenwood 3 Yes
131 GILTNER, VILLAGE OF Giltner 3 Yes
132 NEBRASKA CENTER FOR WOMEN York 3 Yes
133 HILDRETH, VILLAGE OF Hildreth 3 Yes
134 POLK, VILLAGE OF Polk 3 Yes
135 PETERSBURG, VILLAGE OF Petersburg 3 Yes
136 CLEARWATER, VILLAGE OF Clearwater 3 Yes
137 DALTON, VILLAGE OF Dalton 3 Yes
138 SCOTIA, VILLAGE OF Scotia 3 Yes
139 SNYDER, VILLAGE OF Snyder 3 Yes
140 PALISADE, VILLAGE OF Palisade 3 Yes
141 PILGER, VILLAGE OF Pilger 3 Yes
142 PANAMA, VILLAGE OF Panama 3 Yes
143 RAYMOND, VILLAGE OF Raymond 3 Yes
144 ELBA, VILLAGE OF Elba 3 Yes
145 STAMFORD, VILLAGE OF Stamford 3 Yes
146 COTTONWOOD MEADOWS York 3 Yes
147 HAIGLER, VILLAGE OF Haigler 3 Yes
148 DAYKIN, VILLAGE OF Daykin 3 Yes
149 CODY, VILLAGE OF Cody 3 Yes
150 BELGRADE, VILLAGE OF Belgrade 3 Yes
151 SAUNDERS CO SID 4 - PAWNEE MEADOWS Fremont 3 Yes
152 MILFORD MEADOWS CARE CENTER, LLC Milford 3 Yes
153 GRETNA, CITY OF Gretna 2 Yes
154 LANCASTER CO RWD 1 Bennet 2 Yes
155 WAHOO, CITY OF Wahoo 2 Yes
156 WAVERLY, CITY OF Waverly 2 Yes
157 GOTHENBURG, CITY OF Gothenburg 2 Yes
158 TECUMSEH, CITY OF Tecumseh 2 Yes
159 CASS CO RWD 2 Elmwood 2 Yes
160 SPRINGFIELD, CITY OF Springfield 2 Yes
161 MITCHELL, CITY OF Mitchell 2 Yes
162 HARTINGTON, CITY OF Hartington 2 Yes
163 WAKEFIELD, CITY OF Wakefield 2 Yes
164 WOOD RIVER, CITY OF Wood River 2 Yes
165 BENNET, VILLAGE OF Bennet 2 Yes
166 BURWELL, CITY OF Burwell 2 Yes
167 SAUNDERS CO SID 8 Fremont 2 Yes
168 CERESCO, VILLAGE OF Ceresco 2 Yes
169 RICHARDSON CO RWD 1 Humboldt 2 Yes
170 MINATARE, CITY OF Minatare 2 Yes
171 OTOE CO RWD 1 Nebraska City 2 Yes
172 ELWOOD, VILLAGE OF Elwood 2 Yes
173 CLARKSON, CITY OF Clarkson 2 Yes
174 FIRTH, VILLAGE OF Firth 2 Yes
175 DORCHESTER, VILLAGE OF Dorchester 2 Yes
176 INDIANOLA, CITY OF Indianola 2 Yes
177 PALMYRA, VILLAGE OF Palmyra 2 Yes
178 WEST KNOX RWD Verdigre 2 Yes
179 CULBERTSON, VILLAGE OF Culbertson 2 Yes
180 COLERIDGE, VILLAGE OF Coleridge 2 Yes
181 STERLING, VILLAGE OF Sterling 2 Yes
182 TRENTON, VILLAGE OF Trenton 2 Yes
183 NELSON, CITY OF Nelson 2 Yes
184 HAMPTON, VILLAGE OF Hampton 2 Yes
185 BARTLEY, VILLAGE OF Cambridge 2 Yes
186 SPENCER, VILLAGE OF Spencer 2 Yes
187 UNADILLA, VILLAGE OF Unadilla 2 Yes
188 CLATONIA, VILLAGE OF Clatonia 2 Yes
189 LONG PINE, CITY OF Long Pine 2 Yes
190 MEADOW GROVE, VILLAGE OF Meadow Grove 2 Yes
191 CHAMBERS, VILLAGE OF Chambers 2 Yes
192 MAYWOOD, VILLAGE OF Maywood 2 Yes
193 SARPY CO SID 38 - HIGHLAND ESTATES Plattsmouth 2 Yes
194 TABLE ROCK, VILLAGE OF Table Rock 2 Yes
195 GUIDE ROCK, VILLAGE OF Guide Rock 2 Yes
196 GARLAND, VILLAGE OF Garland 2 Yes
197 PICKRELL, VILLAGE OF Pickrell 2 Yes
198 SUNSET VIEW MOBILE HOME PARK Kearney 2 Yes
199 TRUMBULL, VILLAGE OF Trumbull 2 Yes
200 CARROLL, VILLAGE OF Carroll 2 Yes
201 BOELUS, VILLAGE OF Boelus 2 Yes
202 WINNEBAGO TRIBE- THUNDER WAY HOUSING Winnebago 2 Yes
203 SCOTTS BLUFF CO SID 10 - WILDCAT HILLS Gering 2 Yes
204 HORDVILLE, VILLAGE OF Hordville 2 Yes
205 FILLEY, VILLAGE OF Filley 2 Yes
206 BROCK, VILLAGE OF Brock 2 Yes
207 ATLANTA, VILLAGE OF Holdrege 2 Yes
208 NEMAHA, VILLAGE OF Auburn 2 Yes
209 ELSIE, VILLAGE OF Elsie 2 Yes
210 NAPER, VILLAGE OF Naper 2 Yes
211 GERING, CITY OF Gering 1 Yes
212 MCCOOK, CITY OF Mccook 1 Yes
213 SCHUYLER, CITY OF Schuyler 1 Yes
214 COZAD, CITY OF Cozad 1 Yes
215 CENTRAL CITY, CITY OF Central City 1 Yes
216 MADISON, CITY OF Madison 1 Yes
217 ORD, CITY OF Ord 1 Yes
218 PIERCE, CITY OF Pierce 1 Yes
219 NELIGH, CITY OF Neligh 1 Yes
220 LITTLE BLUE NRD RWD 1 Fairbury 1 Yes
221 HEBRON, CITY OF Hebron 1 Yes
222 PAWNEE CO RWD #1 Pawnee City 1 Yes
223 GORDON, CITY OF Gordon 1 Yes
224 RAVENNA, CITY OF Ravenna 1 Yes
225 CASS CO SID 5 - BUCCANEER BAY Plattsmouth 1 Yes
226 LOUISVILLE, CITY OF Louisville 1 Yes
227 ATKINSON, CITY OF Atkinson 1 Yes
228 NORTH BEND, CITY OF North Bend 1 Yes
229 BAYARD, CITY OF Bayard 1 Yes
230 GRANT, CITY OF Grant 1 Yes
231 STROMSBURG, CITY OF Stromsburg 1 Yes
232 CREIGHTON, CITY OF Creighton 1 Yes
233 TERRYTOWN, CITY OF Terrytown 1 Yes
234 CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF Cambridge 1 Yes
235 EAGLE, VILLAGE OF Eagle 1 Yes
236 SHELTON, VILLAGE OF Shelton 1 Yes
237 ALMA, CITY OF Alma 1 Yes
238 BLOOMFIELD, CITY OF Bloomfield 1 Yes
239 HUMBOLDT, CITY OF Humboldt 1 Yes
240 BLUE HILL, CITY OF Blue Hill 1 Yes
241 ELM CREEK, VILLAGE OF Elm Creek 1 Yes
242 HOOPER, CITY OF Hooper 1 Yes
243 DESHLER, CITY OF Deshler 1 Yes
244 NEWMAN GROVE, CITY OF Newman Grove 1 Yes
245 ST EDWARD, CITY OF St Edward 1 Yes
246 BEEMER, VILLAGE OF Beemer 1 Yes
247 FAIRMONT, VILLAGE OF Fairmont 1 Yes
248 CEDAR BLUFFS, VILLAGE OF Cedar Bluffs 1 Yes
249 VALPARAISO, VILLAGE OF Valparaiso 1 Yes
250 EXETER, VILLAGE OF Exeter 1 Yes
251 HOMER, VILLAGE OF Homer 1 Yes
252 BOYD CO RWD 2 Spencer 1 Yes
253 ANSLEY, VILLAGE OF Ansley 1 Yes
254 DOUGLAS CO SID 303 - SKYLINE WOODS Omaha 1 Yes
255 PLYMOUTH, VILLAGE OF Plymouth 1 Yes
256 BRADY, VILLAGE OF Brady 1 Yes
257 LOOMIS, VILLAGE OF Loomis 1 Yes
258 RISING CITY, VILLAGE OF Rising City 1 Yes
259 EWING, VILLAGE OF Ewing 1 Yes
260 BIC JOINT WATER AGENCY Cambridge 1 Yes
261 POTTER, VILLAGE OF Potter 1 Yes
262 COOK, VILLAGE OF Cook 1 Yes
263 PLEASANT DALE, VILLAGE OF Pleasant Dale 1 Yes
264 WESTON, VILLAGE OF Weston 1 Yes
265 STAPLETON, VILLAGE OF Stapleton 1 Yes
266 CHAPMAN, VILLAGE OF Chapman 1 Yes
267 SARPY CO SID 81 - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS Gretna 1 Yes
268 MULLEN, VILLAGE OF Mullen 1 Yes
269 MADRID, VILLAGE OF Madrid 1 Yes
270 HERMAN, VILLAGE OF Herman 1 Yes
271 WAU COL RWS - EAST SIDE Oakland 1 Yes
272 AVOCA, VILLAGE OF Avoca 1 Yes
273 HARRISON, VILLAGE OF Harrison 1 Yes
274 WESTERN, VILLAGE OF Western 1 Yes
275 BLADEN, VILLAGE OF Bladen 1 Yes
276 CRESTON, VILLAGE OF Creston 1 Yes
277 DAWSON, VILLAGE OF Dawson 1 Yes
278 SPRINGVIEW, VILLAGE OF Springview 1 Yes
279 ASHTON, VILLAGE OF Ashton 1 Yes
280 VENANGO, VILLAGE OF Venango 1 Yes
281 FARNAM, VILLAGE OF Farnam 1 Yes
282 PAGE, VILLAGE OF Page 1 Yes
283 HENRY, VILLAGE OF Henry 1 Yes
284 DAVEY, VILLAGE OF Davey 1 Yes
285 REPUBLICAN CITY, VILLAGE OF Republican City 1 Yes
286 CORDOVA, VILLAGE OF Cordova 1 Yes
287 HARRISBURG WATER SYSTEM Scottsbluff 1 Yes
288 UPLAND, VILLAGE OF Upland 1 Yes
289 OHIOWA, VILLAGE OF Ohiowa 1 Yes
290 GRAFTON, VILLAGE OF Grafton 1 Yes
291 SARPY CO SID 34 - SARPY HEIGHTS Gretna 1 Yes
292 MORSE BLUFF, VILLAGE OF Morse Bluff 1 Yes
293 BEE, VILLAGE OF Bee 1 Yes
294 EAGLE LAKE SUBDIVISION Eagle 1 Yes
295 EAST PARK ESTATES Atkinson 1 Yes
296 LANCASTER CO SID 6 - VILLAGE OF EMERALD Lincoln 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (204)

204 water systems in Nebraska have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Nebraska?
Nebraska has 593 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 1,714,088 people.
How many water systems in Nebraska have health violations?
351 water systems in Nebraska have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 59% of all systems in the state.
How many health-based violation records are in this extract for Nebraska?
PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract contains 2,305 records joined to 593 active community water systems in Nebraska. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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