Is Gering, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Scotts Bluff

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.

126

health-based violations

126

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30

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
Fluoride	1073 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1290 µg/L	98/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	678 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1240 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	4.547 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.44 µg/L	47/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.2515 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.55 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	27.205 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 29.6 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.398 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	39/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.949 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.05 µg/L	39/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.266 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3070 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0027 mg/L 18% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.9495 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.03 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.0105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.14 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.493 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.0008 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.02 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	32.631 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 32.78 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.38 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.45 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	78.29 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 78.6 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.6 pCi/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Selenium	5.005 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 5.11 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	34 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Chromium	12.7 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.25 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HEATH, PATRICK T
Phone: 308-436-5096
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Gering, City of

Is Gering, City of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Gering, City of serve?

Gering, City of reports serving 8,500 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Gering, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 126 violations on file for Gering, City of, of which 126 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.