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Water system · PWSID NE3105507

METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT

OMAHA, NE · ~660,000 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NE3105507

State

Nebraska

City

OMAHA

Population served

660,000

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

30,700 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

4

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

12

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Apr 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jan 2005 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Dec 2000 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX May 2024
  • State action · SIF May 2024
  • State action · SIE May 2023
  • State action · SIA May 2023
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jan 2021
  • State action · SOX Oct 2011
  • State action · SIF Apr 2001
  • State action · SIE Feb 2001

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Atrazine

2 stations · latest Jun 2024

0.35 · max 2.03 ug/L · 25

Arsenic

5 stations · latest Oct 2024

4.28 · max 6.38 ug/L · 21

Nitrate

4 stations · latest Oct 2022

2.52 · max 5.39 mg/l as N · 8

Fluoride

5 stations · latest Oct 2022

0.18 · max 0.21 mg/l · 5

Uranium

5 stations · latest Oct 2022

3.91 · max 4.69 ug/l · 5

Manganese

2 stations · latest Oct 2022

572 · max 827 ug/l · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NE3105507 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.