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Community Water System · PWS NE3110917

Hickman, City Of

Hickman, Nebraska 68372-0127 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,300
People served
85
EPA violations
33
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 85 drinking-water violations at Hickman, City Of, 39% of them health-based - above the Nebraska per-system average.

85
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hickman, City Of

Hickman, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,300 residents in Hickman, Nebraska (Lancaster County) through 790 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 85 total violations for this system , of which 33 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2010.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 24 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Nebraska, EPA tracks 1,309 public water systems serving 1,798,088 people, with 49,989 cumulative violations and 32,716 health-based violations on record. About 89% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 38.2 violations. Statewide, 52 of 53 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (98.1%).

Hickman, City Of's 85 violations sit above the Nebraska average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
3,300
Total Violations
85
Health-Based Violations
33
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
790
County
Lancaster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
33
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 24 2008
Nitrate MCL 5 1986
Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 4 2006
Endrin MR 4 2010
Methoxychlor MR 4 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2010
LASSO MR 4 2010
Heptachlor MR 4 2010
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2010
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2010
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2010
Atrazine MR 4 2010
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2010
Simazine MR 4 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2010

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Hickman, City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NE3110917 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Nebraska Drinking Water Authority

Nebraska's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NE regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2010 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2005
2010 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2015
2010 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2039
2010 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2042
2010 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2051
2010 Heptachlor MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2065
2010 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2067
2010 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2274
2010 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2306
2010 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2050
2010 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2010
2010 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2037
2010 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 2035
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 24 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 3100
2006 Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 4 SDWIS / NE3110917 / 1038

How Hickman, City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Hickman, City Of Nebraska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 85 38.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 33 25 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 98.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 3,300 1,374 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,309 regulated public water systems in Nebraska.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hickman, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Hickman, City Of (PWS ID: NE3110917) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hickman, City Of serve? ▼
Hickman, City Of serves 3,300 people in Hickman, Nebraska. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 790 service connections.
What type of violations does Hickman, City Of have? ▼
Hickman, City Of has 85 total violations: 33 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hickman, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hickman, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hickman, City Of use? ▼
Hickman, City Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.