Nebraska public water systems
1,226 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 1.8M people across 102 counties.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.
Active systems
1,226
Population served
1.8M
Community systems
599
Groundwater share
97.4%
System types in Nebraska
599
Community water system
138
Non-transient non-community water system
489
Transient non-community water system
Largest water systems in Nebraska
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| # | Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan Utilities District | Douglas | 660,000 | Community | Surface water |
| 2 | Lincoln, City of | Lancaster | 296,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| 3 | Grand Island, City of | Hall | 51,478 | Community | Groundwater |
| 4 | Papillion, City of | Sarpy | 35,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| 5 | Kearney, City of | Buffalo | 34,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| 6 | Fremont, City of | Dodge | 27,230 | Community | Groundwater |
| 7 | Norfolk, City of | Madison | 26,147 | Community | Groundwater |
| 8 | North Platte, City of | Lincoln | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| 9 | Hastings, City of | Adams | 24,927 | Community | Groundwater |
| 10 | Columbus, City of | Platte | 24,028 | Community | Groundwater |
| 11 | Scottsbluff, City of | Scotts Bluff | 14,282 | Community | Groundwater |
| 12 | South Sioux City, City of | Dakota | 14,043 | Community | Purchased groundwater under influence |
| 13 | Beatrice, City of | Gage | 12,220 | Community | Groundwater |
| 14 | Lexington, City of | Dawson | 10,348 | Community | Groundwater |
| 15 | Gretna, City of | Sarpy | 8,661 | Community | Groundwater |
| 16 | Gering, City of | Scotts Bluff | 8,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| 17 | York, City of | York | 8,091 | Community | Groundwater |
| 18 | Alliance, City of | Box Butte | 8,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| 19 | Blair, City of | Washington | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| 20 | Seward, City of | Seward | 7,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| 21 | Crete, City of | Saline | 7,566 | Community | Groundwater |
| 22 | Mccook, City of | Red Willow | 7,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| 23 | Nebraska City, City of | Otoe | 7,414 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| 24 | Sidney, City of | Cheyenne | 6,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| 25 | Plattsmouth, City of | Cass | 6,680 | Community | Groundwater |
By county
Lancaster73 systemsLincoln48 systemsCass42 systemsSaunders39 systemsKeith39 systemsBuffalo37 systemsDawson35 systemsHall35 systemsSarpy31 systemsPlatte29 systemsDouglas26 systemsYork24 systemsGage23 systemsScotts Bluff23 systemsMadison22 systemsGosper19 systemsWashington19 systemsSeward19 systemsCedar18 systemsCherry18 systemsKnox18 systemsCuster16 systemsHamilton16 systemsHolt16 systemsJefferson16 systemsAntelope15 systemsButler15 systemsDixon15 systemsDodge15 systemsSaline15 systemsClay14 systemsDawes14 systemsAdams13 systemsHarlan13 systemsFillmore12 systemsMorrill11 systemsNemaha11 systemsOtoe11 systemsRichardson11 systemsThayer11 systemsDakota10 systemsKearney10 systemsColfax10 systemsGarfield10 systemsSherman10 systemsCheyenne9 systemsMerrick9 systemsPierce9 systemsBoone8 systemsBox Butte8 systemsFranklin8 systemsFrontier8 systemsFurnas8 systemsHitchcock8 systemsHoward8 systemsPawnee8 systemsThomas8 systemsBoyd7 systemsBurt7 systemsCuming7 systemsKimball7 systemsStanton7 systemsNance7 systemsBrown6 systemsJohnson6 systemsRed Willow6 systemsValley6 systemsGarden5 systemsGreeley5 systemsNuckolls5 systemsPerkins5 systemsPhelps5 systemsSheridan5 systemsWebster5 systemsWheeler5 systemsChase4 systemsPolk4 systemsRock4 systemsSioux4 systemsWayne4 systemsMcPherson4 systemsArthur4 systemsLoup4 systemsDundy3 systemsHooker3 systems
Deuel2 systems
Grant2 systems
Hayes2 systems
Logan2 systems
Banner2 systems
Kinney2 systems
Moffat1 systems
Becker1 systems
Itasca1 systems
Stone1 systems
Blaine1 systems
Keya Paha1 systems
Seminole1 systems
Umatilla1 systems
Dallam1 systems
Grimes1 systems
Mathews1 systems