Public water system · NE3190002
ActiveKearney Westbound Rest Area
At a glance
Kearney Westbound Rest Area (PWSID NE3190002) is an active transient non-community water system in Buffalo County, Nebraska. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kearney Westbound Rest Area compare with other water systems in Buffalo County?
By EPA's size categories, Kearney Westbound Rest Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buffalo County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,167 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 43,180 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 Kearney Westbound Rest Area 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 Kearney Westbound Rest Area?
EPA lists Kearney Westbound Rest Area as owned by a state 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. 5 of the 37 active systems in Buffalo County (14%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Kearney Westbound Rest Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2004 and August 2018. 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | 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.
Kearney Westbound Rest Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kearney Westbound Rest Area?
Kearney Westbound Rest Area (PWSID NE3190002) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Kearney Westbound Rest Area serve?
Kearney Westbound Rest Area reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
Where does Kearney Westbound Rest Area 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 Kearney Westbound Rest Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Kearney Westbound Rest Area'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 August 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kearney Westbound Rest Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kearney Westbound Rest Area 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 Buffalo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney, City of | Buffalo | 34,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Gibbon, City of | Buffalo | 1,878 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ravenna, City of | Buffalo | 1,457 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelton, Village of | Buffalo | 1,059 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elm Creek, Village of | Buffalo | 901 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cornerstone Berean Church | Buffalo | 475 | Non-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, “Kearney Westbound Rest Area, PWSID NE3190002, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/kearney-westbound-rest-area-ne3190002 (data as of October 1, 2026).