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Big Johnson Brewery LLC

At a glance

Big Johnson Brewery LLC (PWSID NE3120428) is an active transient non-community water system in Gosper County, Nebraska. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNE3120428
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNE state drinking water program
City servedElwood
StateNebraska
ZIP—
CountyGosper County

How does Big Johnson Brewery LLC compare with other water systems in Gosper County?

By EPA's size categories, Big Johnson Brewery LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gosper County has 19 active public water systems, and Big Johnson Brewery LLC is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 103 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 1,963 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 Big Johnson Brewery LLC is about 31% below 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 Big Johnson Brewery LLC?

EPA lists Big Johnson Brewery LLC 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. 14 of the 19 active systems in Gosper County (74%) are also privately owned.

Does Big Johnson Brewery LLC have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and August 2007. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2007-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2007-05-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2007-05-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1999-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
1997-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

All 9 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.

Big Johnson Brewery LLC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Big Johnson Brewery LLC?

Big Johnson Brewery LLC (PWSID NE3120428) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.

How many people does Big Johnson Brewery LLC serve?

Big Johnson Brewery LLC reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Gosper County, Nebraska.

Where does Big Johnson Brewery LLC 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 Big Johnson Brewery LLC have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. 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 Big Johnson Brewery LLC'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.

Where can I find Big Johnson Brewery LLC's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Johnson Brewery LLC 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 Gosper County

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Elwood, Village ofGosper670CommunityGroundwater
Dc Express LLCGosper500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Mallard Beach Dr #22-Johnson LakeGosper100CommunityGroundwater
Lakeside Golf ClubGosper75Transient non-communityGroundwater
Medos ResortGosper75Transient non-communityGroundwater
Lakeside Trailer CourtGosper60CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Big Johnson Brewery LLC, PWSID NE3120428, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/big-johnson-brewery-llc-ne3120428 (data as of October 1, 2026).