Is Papillion, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31

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
Chloroform	47.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53.5 µg/L	110/121	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	89.99 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 97 µg/L	110/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	28.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.2 µg/L	108/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	108/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.275 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 49.1 µg/L	106/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.4 µg/L	105/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	20.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	103/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.08 µg/L	101/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1190.5 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1380 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	368 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 410 µg/L	93/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.596 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.17 µg/L	93/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	849.6 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1180 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	4380 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4790 µg/L	52/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.542 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 25.1 µg/L	37/67	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0028 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Atrazine	0.1915 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1920 µg/L	10/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.874 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.27 µg/L	10/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.896 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.92 µg/L	9/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	6.542 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6.59 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.6 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	191.55 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 192 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014
Chromium	16.075 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 16.3 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014
Lithium	18 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Dichloromethane	0.5010 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.5500 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/121	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: POWERS, AMBER
Phone: 402-597-2032
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Papillion, City of

Is Papillion, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Papillion, 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 Papillion, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Papillion, City of serve?

Papillion, City of reports serving 35,000 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Papillion, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 26 violations on file for Papillion, City of, of which 22 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.