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Community Water System · PWS NE3118707

Nebraska Center for Women

York, Nebraska 68467 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
99
EPA violations
39
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 99 drinking-water violations at Nebraska Center for Women, 39% of them health-based - above the Nebraska per-system average.

99
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Nebraska Center for Women

Nebraska Center for Women is a state-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in York, Nebraska (York County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 99 total violations for this system , of which 39 (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 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 39 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%).

Nebraska Center for Women's 99 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
400
Total Violations
99
Health-Based Violations
39
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
14
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
39
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 39 2015
Endrin MR 4 2013
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2013
Methoxychlor MR 4 2013
Atrazine MR 4 2013
LASSO MR 4 2013
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2013
Heptachlor MR 4 2013
Simazine MR 4 2013
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2013
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2013
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2013

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 Nebraska Center for Women.

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 NE3118707 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
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 39 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 3100
2013 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2005
2013 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2010
2013 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2015
2013 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2050
2013 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2051
2013 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2274
2013 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2039
2013 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2035
2013 Heptachlor MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2065
2013 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2037
2013 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2306
2013 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2042
2013 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / NE3118707 / 2067

How Nebraska Center for Women Compares

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

Metric Nebraska Center for Women Nebraska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 99 38.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 39 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 400 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 Nebraska Center for Women water safe to drink? ▼
Nebraska Center for Women (PWS ID: NE3118707) has 99 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Nebraska Center for Women serve? ▼
Nebraska Center for Women serves 400 people in York, Nebraska. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Nebraska Center for Women have? ▼
Nebraska Center for Women has 99 total violations: 39 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 Nebraska Center for Women water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Nebraska Center for Women under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Nebraska Center for Women use? ▼
Nebraska Center for Women 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.