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Water system · PWSID NE3112703

AUBURN, CITY OF

99
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NE3112703

State

Nebraska

City

AUBURN

Population served

3,478

Primary source

GU

Score history

▼ 1 point — the score moved from 100 to 99 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 99

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 Nov 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.5 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

Lithium

17,400 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

2

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

8

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Nov 2019. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Sep 2019 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0800 health-based began Sep 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Nov 2019
  • State action · SOX Nov 2019
  • State action · SIF Oct 2019
  • State action · SIF Oct 2019
  • State action · SIA Sep 2019
  • State action · SIE Sep 2019
  • State action · SIA Sep 2019
  • State action · SIE Sep 2019

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

Manganese

1 station · latest Apr 2023

43.4 · max 225 ug/L · 49

Uranium

1 station · latest Apr 2023

3.34 · max 5.75 ug/L · 43

Arsenic

1 station · latest Apr 2023

2.36 · max 4.29 ug/L · 38

Atrazine

1 station · latest Apr 2023

0.14 · max 11.5 ug/L · 20

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 NE3112703 — 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.