Public water system · NE3120843
ActiveAdmirals Cove
At a glance
Admirals Cove (PWSID NE3120843) is an active transient non-community water system in Keith County, Nebraska. It reports serving 300 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Admirals Cove compare with other water systems in Keith County?
By EPA's size categories, Admirals Cove is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Keith County has 39 active public water systems, and Admirals Cove is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 36% above the county average of 221 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% of the 8,634 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Admirals Cove is about twice that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Nebraska has 489 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 1,226 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,095 Nebraska systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Admirals Cove?
EPA lists Admirals Cove as privately owned. The NE state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 32 of the 39 active systems in Keith County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Admirals Cove have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and May 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-08-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Admirals Cove: frequently asked questions
Who runs Admirals Cove?
Admirals Cove (PWSID NE3120843) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Admirals Cove serve?
Admirals Cove reports serving 300 people through 10 service connections in Keith County, Nebraska.
Where does Admirals Cove get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Admirals Cove have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Admirals Cove's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Admirals Cove's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Admirals Cove is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Keith County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallala, City of | Keith | 4,878 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Shore Lodge | Keith | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vans Lakeview Fish Camp | Keith | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Paxton, Village of | Keith | 483 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brule, Village of | Keith | 330 | Community | Groundwater |
| Otter Creek Lodge | Keith | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Admirals Cove, PWSID NE3120843, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/admirals-cove-ne3120843 (data as of October 1, 2026).