Is Lincoln, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lancaster

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	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	15.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	223/223	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	18.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.1 µg/L	223/223	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.649 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.8 µg/L	223/223	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	44.05 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 50.4 µg/L	223/223	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.1 µg/L	216/217	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.35 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 35.2 µg/L	216/217	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.1025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	216/217	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.907 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.23 µg/L	207/217	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.43 µg/L	202/223	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	907 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1560 µg/L	157/157	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.123 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 403 µg/L	112/157	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	992.95 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1040 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2849.5 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3130 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromate	3.52 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	18/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	8.9775 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9.75 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0045 mg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Atrazine	0.3355 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4300 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	143.75 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 154 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	23.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	UCMR-5	2023
Chromium	1.409 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.42 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.01915 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.04 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015
Antimony, Total	0.6720 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	6.61 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019

83 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-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: OWEN, STEVEN R
Phone: 402-441-5925
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lincoln, City of

Is Lincoln, City of tap water safe to drink?

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

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Lincoln, City of serve?

Lincoln, City of reports serving 296,000 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Lincoln, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Lincoln, City of, of which 8 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.