Is Nebraska City, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-03-01 → 2000-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-03-01 → 2000-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-03-01 → 2000-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-03-01 → 2000-03-31

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
Fluoride	1197 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1270 µg/L	104/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	22.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	29.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.8 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	70.31 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 74.8 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.252 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.63 µg/L	57/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.318 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.7 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.76 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 22.1 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.556 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.24 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	67.015 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 135 µg/L	54/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00052 mg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Lead	10.2285 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	10/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	48.55 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 50.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	4.737 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5.64 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	72.8 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	44 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	4.154 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.27 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.24 µg/L	2/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6680 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2018
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.6140 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/59	SYR4	2012–2019

82 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-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MADER, PERRY
Phone: 402-873-5515
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Nebraska City, City of

Is Nebraska City, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Nebraska City, 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 Nebraska City, City of's water?

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

How many people does Nebraska City, City of serve?

Nebraska City, City of reports serving 7,414 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Nebraska City, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Nebraska City, 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.