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Mead, Village of

At a glance

Village of Mead (PWSID NE3115509) is an active community water system in Saunders County, Nebraska. It reports serving 569 people through 263 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

569

Service connections

263

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNE3115509

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served569

Service connections263

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNE state drinking water program

City servedMead

StateNebraska

ZIP—

CountySaunders County

How does Village of Mead compare with other water systems in Saunders County?

By EPA's size categories, Village of Mead is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Saunders County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% above the county average of 423 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Village of Mead is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Nebraska has 599 active community water systems, 49% 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 Village of Mead?

EPA lists Village of Mead as owned by a local 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. 20 of the 39 active systems in Saunders County (51%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Village of Mead have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and October 2024. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2014-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2011-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2010-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-03-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1991-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

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.

Village of Mead: frequently asked questions

Who runs Village of Mead?

Village of Mead (PWSID NE3115509) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.

How many people does Village of Mead serve?

Village of Mead reports serving 569 people through 263 service connections in Saunders County, Nebraska.

Where does Village of 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 Village of Mead have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Village of 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 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.

Where can I find Village of Mead's water quality report?

As a community water system, Village of Mead must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

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, “Mead, Village of, PWSID NE3115509, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/mead-village-of-ne3115509 (data as of October 1, 2026).