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Box Butte County, Nebraska

Water Systems
8
Population Served
9,104
Total Violations
243
205 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

75.0%
Systems with Violations
30.4
Avg Violations per System
84.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
8 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Box Butte Nebraska water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (6)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Alliance, City Of 8,070 106 Clean
Hemingford, Village Of 810 59 -
Alliance Airport 55 41 -
Alliance Country Club 50 13 -
Carhenge Pitstop 44 4 -
Alliance Railcar Services LLC 25 20 -
Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance 25 0 -
Jeske's Over the Hill Campground 25 0 -

Other Counties in Nebraska

Douglas County
53 systems · 672,690 served · 882 violations
Lancaster County
89 systems · 322,833 served · 2,037 violations
Hall County
40 systems · 61,265 served · 1,039 violations
Sarpy County
39 systems · 58,403 served · 1,069 violations
Buffalo County
43 systems · 43,401 served · 1,147 violations
Madison County
25 systems · 34,386 served · 573 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Box Butte County? ▼
Box Butte County has 243 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 205 are health-based violations. 75.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Box Butte County systems? ▼
Water systems in Box Butte County serve approximately 9,104 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Box Butte County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Box Butte County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Box Butte County? ▼
Water systems in Box Butte County use GW (8 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 84.4% of Box Butte County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.