Public water system · NE3121319
ActiveArmy National Guard Cats - Mead
At a glance
Army National Guard Cats - Mead (PWSID NE3121319) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Saunders County, Nebraska. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Army National Guard Cats - Mead compare with other water systems in Saunders County?
By EPA's size categories, Army National Guard Cats - Mead is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Saunders County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 423 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 16,487 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Army National Guard Cats - Mead is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Nebraska has 138 active non-transient non-community water systems, 11% 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 Army National Guard Cats - Mead?
EPA lists Army National Guard Cats - Mead as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 39 active systems in Saunders County (5.1%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Army National Guard Cats - Mead have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and January 2026. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Army National Guard Cats - Mead: frequently asked questions
Who runs Army National Guard Cats - Mead?
Army National Guard Cats - Mead (PWSID NE3121319) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Army National Guard Cats - Mead serve?
Army National Guard Cats - Mead reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Saunders County, Nebraska.
Where does Army National Guard Cats - Mead 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 Army National Guard Cats - Mead have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Army National Guard Cats - Mead'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Army National Guard Cats - Mead's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Army National Guard Cats - Mead is a non-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 Saunders County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo, City of | Saunders | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ashland, City of | Saunders | 3,369 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yutan, City of | Saunders | 1,274 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saunders Co Sid 8 | Saunders | 925 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ceresco, Village of | Saunders | 919 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valparaiso, Village of | Saunders | 600 | 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, “Army National Guard Cats - Mead, PWSID NE3121319, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/army-national-guard-cats-mead-ne3121319 (data as of October 1, 2026).