Is Benkelman, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dundy

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.

325

health-based violations

327

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30

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
Arsenic	8.8385 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	34/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	331.65 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 433 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	59.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68.3 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	24.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.3 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	84.76 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 89.8 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.789 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	27/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	12.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	26/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.175 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	26/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	6030 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.764 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8.36 µg/L	12/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00052 mg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Chloroform	2.3525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.37 µg/L	8/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.8665 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.87 µg/L	8/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	76.055 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 80.6 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	93.572 µg/L 312% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 99.83 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012
Fluoride	1449 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1470 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.6925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.79 µg/L	4/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	8.471 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 8.82 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.436 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.47 µg/L	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	7.053 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 7.17 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4900 pCi/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.5000 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.7445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.83 µg/L	2/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	31 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: UNGER, JEREMIAH W
Phone: 308-423-2540
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Benkelman, City of

Is Benkelman, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Benkelman, City of'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 Benkelman, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Arsenic, Copper, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Benkelman, City of serve?

Benkelman, City of reports serving 850 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Benkelman, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 327 violations on file for Benkelman, City of, of which 325 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.