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Heron Bay

At a glance

Heron Bay (PWSID NE3121206) is an active transient non-community water system in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNE3121206

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served80

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNE state drinking water program

City served—

StateNebraska

ZIP—

CountySarpy County

How does Heron Bay compare with other water systems in Sarpy County?

By EPA's size categories, Heron Bay is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sarpy County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,928 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 59,769 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 Heron Bay is about 44% 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 Heron Bay?

EPA lists Heron Bay 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. 11 of the 31 active systems in Sarpy County (35%) are also privately owned.

Does Heron Bay have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and January 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-20	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-11-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Heron Bay: frequently asked questions

Who runs Heron Bay?

Heron Bay (PWSID NE3121206) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.

How many people does Heron Bay serve?

Heron Bay reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Sarpy County, Nebraska.

Where does Heron Bay 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 Heron Bay have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Heron Bay'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.

Where can I find Heron Bay's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Heron Bay 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 Sarpy County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Papillion, City of	Sarpy	35,000	Community	Groundwater
Gretna, City of	Sarpy	8,661	Community	Groundwater
City of Gretna - Sapp Bros	Sarpy	5,975	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Gretna Sports Complex	Sarpy	2,000	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Sarpy Co Sid 158 - Tiburon Golf Course	Sarpy	1,992	Community	Groundwater
Springfield, City of	Sarpy	1,529	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, “Heron Bay, PWSID NE3121206, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/heron-bay-ne3121206 (data as of October 1, 2026).