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Water system · PWSID NE3110926

LINCOLN, CITY OF

LINCOLN, NE · ~296,000 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NE3110926

State

Nebraska

City

LINCOLN

Population served

296,000

Primary source

GU

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 Dec 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

20,700 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

2

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

5

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2005. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2004 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jun 2005
  • State action · SOX Jun 2005
  • State action · SIF Jun 2004
  • State action · SIE Jun 2004
  • State action · SIA Jun 2004

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

1 station · latest Jun 2024

0.19 · max 1.16 ug/L · 17

Arsenic

1 station · latest Oct 2024

16.5 · max 56.1 ug/L · 16

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 NE3110926 — 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.