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Community Water System · PWS NE3116702

Stanton, City Of

Stanton, Nebraska 68779-0747 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,577 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,577
People served
66
EPA violations
55
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 66 drinking-water violations at Stanton, City Of, 83% of them health-based - above the Nebraska per-system average.

66
Total EPA violations on record
83%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,577
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Stanton, City Of

Stanton, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,577 residents in Stanton, Nebraska (Stanton County) through 648 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 66 total violations for this system , of which 55 (83%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 8 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 40 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%).

Stanton, City Of's 66 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
1,577
Total Violations
66
Health-Based Violations
55
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
648
County
Stanton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
55
Monitoring Violations
8
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 2016
Selenium MCL 9 1982
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2008
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 2025
Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 3 2003
Public Notice Other 1 2003

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 Stanton, 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 NE3116702 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 3100
2003 Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 3 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 1038
2003 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 7500
2002 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 1038
1982 Selenium MCL 9 SDWIS / NE3116702 / 1045

How Stanton, City Of Compares

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

Metric Stanton, City Of Nebraska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 66 38.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 55 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 1,577 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 Stanton, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Stanton, City Of (PWS ID: NE3116702) has 66 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,577 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Stanton, City Of serve? ▼
Stanton, City Of serves 1,577 people in Stanton, Nebraska. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 648 service connections.
What type of violations does Stanton, City Of have? ▼
Stanton, City Of has 66 total violations: 55 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 8 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Stanton, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Stanton, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Stanton, City Of use? ▼
Stanton, 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.