Is Columbus, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31

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	922 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	101/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1255.5 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1770 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.4 µg/L	73/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.49 µg/L	73/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.3 µg/L	73/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	73/109	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	45.56 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 47.6 µg/L	72/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.091 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	70/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.08 µg/L	69/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.64 µg/L	64/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.4395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.35 µg/L	44/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	864 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1240 µg/L	42/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	15.33 µg/L 153% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 21.7 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.93 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.96 µg/L	29/90	SYR4	2013–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	1.078 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 1.19 µg/L	29/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0033 mg/L 22% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Barium	370.25 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 379 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.4075 pCi/L 88% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.55 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	34 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2025
Chromium	9.476 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 9.85 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Carbofuran	0.5700 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2018

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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VASICEK, TARA
Phone: 402-562-4233
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Columbus, City of

Is Columbus, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Columbus, 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 Columbus, City of's water?

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

How many people does Columbus, City of serve?

Columbus, City of reports serving 24,028 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Columbus, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 40 violations on file for Columbus, City of, of which 39 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.