Public water system · NE3121246
ActiveCarhenge Pitstop
At a glance
Carhenge Pitstop (PWSID NE3121246) is an active transient non-community water system in Box Butte County, Nebraska. It reports serving 44 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
44
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Carhenge Pitstop compare with other water systems in Box Butte County?
By EPA's size categories, Carhenge Pitstop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Box Butte County has 8 active public water systems, and Carhenge Pitstop is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,138 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 9,104 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 Carhenge Pitstop is well 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 Carhenge Pitstop?
EPA lists Carhenge Pitstop 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Box Butte County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Carhenge Pitstop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-14 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Carhenge Pitstop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carhenge Pitstop?
Carhenge Pitstop (PWSID NE3121246) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Carhenge Pitstop serve?
Carhenge Pitstop reports serving 44 people through 1 service connection in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
Where does Carhenge Pitstop 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 Carhenge Pitstop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. 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 Carhenge Pitstop'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carhenge Pitstop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Carhenge Pitstop 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 Box Butte County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance, City of | Box Butte | 8,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hemingford, Village of | Box Butte | 810 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alliance Airport | Box Butte | 55 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alliance Country Club | Box Butte | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance | Box Butte | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alliance Railcar Services LLC | Box Butte | 25 | 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, “Carhenge Pitstop, PWSID NE3121246, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/carhenge-pitstop-ne3121246 (data as of October 1, 2026).