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Lead in Nebraska drinking water

583 community water systems tested

3.4%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(20/583)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
MCCOOL JUNCTION, VILLAGE OF MCCOOL JUNCTION 487 0.0607 mg/L
HICKMAN, CITY OF HICKMAN 3,300 0.0545 mg/L
DIX, VILLAGE OF DIX 260 0.0505 mg/L
SKY RANCH ACRES LINCOLN 95 0.0371 mg/L
STEINAUER, VILLAGE OF STEINAUER 65 0.0342 mg/L
CHEYENNE CO SID 1 SIDNEY 80 0.0317 mg/L
PLEASANT DALE, VILLAGE OF PLEASANT DALE 317 0.0290 mg/L
WINNEBAGO, VILLAGE OF 787 0.0283 mg/L
HOLDREGE, CITY OF HOLDREGE 5,555 0.0214 mg/L
SARPY CO SID 38 - HIGHLAND ESTATES PAPILLION 250 0.0201 mg/L
COUNTRY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK NORFOLK 255 0.0200 mg/L
KEARNEY, CITY OF KEARNEY 34,000 0.0188 mg/L
ASHTON, VILLAGE OF ASHTON 196 0.0183 mg/L
SCOTTSBLUFF, CITY OF SCOTTSBLUFF 14,282 0.0177 mg/L
CORTLAND, VILLAGE OF CORTLAND 529 0.0173 mg/L
LANCASTER CO SID 3 - HOLLAND HICKMAN 190 0.0172 mg/L
SYRACUSE, CITY OF SYRACUSE 1,962 0.0166 mg/L
BURCHARD, VILLAGE OF BURCHARD 82 0.0165 mg/L
OAKLAND, CITY OF OAKLAND 1,300 0.0156 mg/L
BUSHNELL, VILLAGE OF BUSHNELL 112 0.0155 mg/L
MCCOOK, CITY OF MCCOOK 7,450 0.0146 mg/L
WISNER, CITY OF WISNER 1,239 0.0143 mg/L
MINDEN, CITY OF MINDEN 3,118 0.0143 mg/L
LEBANON, VILLAGE OF LEBANON 58 0.0139 mg/L
OTOE, VILLAGE OF OTOE 288 0.0137 mg/L
STROMSBURG, CITY OF STROMSBURG 1,155 0.0136 mg/L
KENNARD, VILLAGE OF KENNARD 1,350 0.0135 mg/L
STEELE CITY, VILLAGE OF STEELE CITY 60 0.0132 mg/L
GIBBON, CITY OF GIBBON 1,878 0.0131 mg/L
DAKOTA CITY, CITY OF DAKOTA CITY 2,081 0.0130 mg/L
TEKAMAH, CITY OF TEKAMAH 1,753 0.0130 mg/L
SARPY CO SID 24 - THOUSAND OAKS GRETNA 60 0.0128 mg/L
CERESCO, VILLAGE OF CERESCO 919 0.0124 mg/L
DOUGLAS, VILLAGE OF DOUGLAS 200 0.0121 mg/L
HERSHEY, VILLAGE OF HERSHEY 665 0.0121 mg/L
PRIMROSE, VILLAGE OF PRIMROSE 69 0.0118 mg/L
NIOBRARA, VILLAGE OF NIOBRARA 365 0.0115 mg/L
ANSELMO, VILLAGE OF ANSELMO 92 0.0115 mg/L
COLLEGE VIEW PARK COLUMBUS 150 0.0114 mg/L
HAYES CENTER, VILLAGE OF HAYES CENTER 220 0.0114 mg/L
CARLETON, VILLAGE OF CARLETON 86 0.0113 mg/L
MOUNT MICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL ELKHORN 300 0.0111 mg/L
PAWNEE CO RWD #2 40 0.0110 mg/L
BURR, VILLAGE OF BURR 57 0.0109 mg/L
COOK, VILLAGE OF COOK 335 0.0107 mg/L
CHESTER, VILLAGE OF CHESTER 224 0.0105 mg/L
OMAHA TRIBE PWS 1,800 0.0105 mg/L
SARPY CO SID 79 - MEADOW OAKS SARPY COUNTY 300 0.0104 mg/L
CASS CO SID 7 - SWALLOW HILLS PLATTSMOUTH 93 0.0104 mg/L
UEHLING, VILLAGE OF UEHLING 241 0.0104 mg/L
MURDOCK, VILLAGE OF MURDOCK 275 0.0103 mg/L
RUSKIN, VILLAGE OF RUSKIN 105 0.0103 mg/L
ULYSSES, VILLAGE OF ULYSSES 176 0.0102 mg/L
HOMER, VILLAGE OF HOMER 532 0.0102 mg/L
DOUGLAS CO SID 177 - RIVERSIDE LAKES OMAHA 330 0.0101 mg/L
FUNK, VILLAGE OF FUNK 204 0.0101 mg/L
NORTH PLATTE, CITY OF NORTH PLATTE 25,000 0.0100 mg/L
WASHINGTON CO RURAL WATER 2 1,218 0.0098 mg/L
OVERTON, VILLAGE OF OVERTON 600 0.0098 mg/L
CHADRON, CITY OF CHADRON 6,257 0.0097 mg/L
ROCKVILLE, VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE 90 0.0097 mg/L
CASS CO RWD 2 MURDOCK 1,860 0.0096 mg/L
ALEXANDRIA, VILLAGE OF ALEXANDRIA 146 0.0095 mg/L
FALLS CITY, CITY OF FALLS CITY 4,015 0.0094 mg/L
LOWER BIG BLUE NRD - WYMORE WYMORE 856 0.0093 mg/L
UNADILLA, VILLAGE OF UNADILLA 311 0.0093 mg/L
EAGLE LAKE SUBDIVISION EAGLE 104 0.0093 mg/L
TAYLOR MANOR REPUBLICAN CITY (RR NAME REPUB 80 0.0092 mg/L
BIG SANDY HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION ASHLAND 85 0.0092 mg/L
LAKE ALLURE SUBDIVISION - ASHLAND ASHLAND 179 0.0092 mg/L
PERU, CITY OF PERU 650 0.0092 mg/L
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT OMAHA 660,000 0.0091 mg/L
COUNTRY ACRES SUBDIVISION LINCOLN 190 0.0090 mg/L
DOUGLAS CO SID 277 - THE FARM OMAHA 450 0.0090 mg/L
WESTERN, VILLAGE OF WESTERN 249 0.0090 mg/L
WATERLOO, VILLAGE OF WATERLOO 962 0.0089 mg/L
NEMAHA CO RWD #2 AUBURN 1,011 0.0089 mg/L
GREENWOOD, VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD 600 0.0088 mg/L
DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER DAKOTA CITY 2,032 0.0087 mg/L
GREEN ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK NICKERSON 250 0.0087 mg/L
LAKEVIEW ACRES LOT OWNERS LEXINGTON 60 0.0086 mg/L
CLATONIA, VILLAGE OF CLATONIA 310 0.0086 mg/L
NELIGH, CITY OF NELIGH 1,592 0.0085 mg/L
CORDOVA, VILLAGE OF CORDOVA 150 0.0085 mg/L
PHILLIPS, VILLAGE OF PHILLIPS 385 0.0081 mg/L
SCOTTS BLUFF CO SID 10 - WILDCAT HILLS GERING 150 0.0081 mg/L
TRUMBULL, VILLAGE OF TRUMBULL 194 0.0081 mg/L
LANCASTER CO RWD 1 BENNET (BENNETT) 6,000 0.0081 mg/L
CREIGHTON, CITY OF CREIGHTON 1,154 0.0080 mg/L
ELMWOOD, VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD 698 0.0080 mg/L
SHELBY, VILLAGE OF SHELBY 714 0.0080 mg/L
UNION, VILLAGE OF UNION 196 0.0079 mg/L
LEXINGTON, CITY OF LEXINGTON 10,348 0.0079 mg/L
BARTLEY, VILLAGE OF BARTLEY 355 0.0079 mg/L
GRETNA, CITY OF GRETNA 8,661 0.0079 mg/L
FRANKLIN, CITY OF FRANKLIN 950 0.0078 mg/L
ARLINGTON, VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON 1,350 0.0078 mg/L
SARPY CO SID 34 - SARPY HEIGHTS GRETNA 125 0.0078 mg/L
FIRTH, VILLAGE OF FIRTH 640 0.0077 mg/L
JUNIATA, VILLAGE OF JUNIATA 757 0.0077 mg/L