Is Omaha Tribe Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Native American

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

140

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	225.65 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 516 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	30.985 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 34.3 µg/L	18/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.3585 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	18/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	17.22 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	17/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	5.014 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.19 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.9 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.6305 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.65 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2014
Chloroform	11.6055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.9 µg/L	12/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00077 mg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2022
Nitrate-Nitrite	507.35 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 514 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.017 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.02 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2013–2014
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.0325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2014
Nitrate	494 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2014
Barium	110.3 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 111 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Chromium	4.5475 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.68 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Fluoride	817.3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 819 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Antimony, Total	1.36 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Asbestos	0.1600 MFL 2.3% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/3	SYR4	2013–2018

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HEINSCHEID, JERON D.
Phone: 712-579-0327

Frequently asked questions about Omaha Tribe

Is Omaha Tribe tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Omaha Tribe's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Omaha Tribe's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Omaha Tribe serve?

Omaha Tribe reports serving 1,800 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Omaha Tribe had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 140 violations on file for Omaha Tribe, of which 22 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.