Is Franklin, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	5972.5 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6360 µg/L	72/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	660.15 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1290 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	42.761 µg/L 285% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 87.3 µg/L	12/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	5.832 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.92 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0038 mg/L 25% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2023
Barium	200.6 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 201 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2015
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8955 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9200 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2016
Fluoride	364.3 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 367 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2015
Chromium	2.5395 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2015
Selenium	7.5825 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 7.69 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2015
Chloroform	0.5510 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/19	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	0.5510 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2012–2019

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SIEL, MARGARET
Phone: 308-425-6295
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Franklin, City of

Is Franklin, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Franklin, 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 Franklin, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Lead, Arsenic, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Franklin, City of serve?

Franklin, City of reports serving 950 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Franklin, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 44 violations on file for Franklin, City of, of which 44 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.