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Water system · PWSID NE3111106

NORTH PLATTE, CITY OF

NORTH PLATTE, NE · ~25,000 people served

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65
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NE3111106

State

Nebraska

City

NORTH PLATTE

Population served

25,000

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 35 points — the score moved from 100 to 65 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 65

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).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

17 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

6.5 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

Lithium

10,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

15

Health-based

58

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2021. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began May 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2010 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2005 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Combined radium-226/228 health-based began Oct 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2003 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jan 2021
  • State action · SOX Oct 2016
  • State action · SOX Jul 2016
  • State action · SOX May 2016
  • State action · SIF Nov 2015
  • State action · SIA Oct 2015
  • State action · SIE Oct 2015
  • State action · SIF Aug 2015

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

0.145 · max 0.53 ug/L · 20

Arsenic

1 station · latest Oct 2024

4.06 · max 4.73 ug/L · 19

Copper

1 station · latest Oct 2024

3.42 · max 10.2 ug/L · 18

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 NE3111106 — 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.