Public water system · NE3120165
ActiveMichael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms
At a glance
Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms (PWSID NE3120165) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dixon County, Nebraska. It reports serving 45 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms compare with other water systems in Dixon County?
By EPA's size categories, Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dixon County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 274 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 4,112 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Nebraska has 138 active non-transient non-community water systems, 11% 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 Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms?
EPA lists Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms 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. 6 of the 15 active systems in Dixon County (40%) are also privately owned.
Does Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and August 2015. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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 4 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.
Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms: frequently asked questions
Who runs Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms?
Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms (PWSID NE3120165) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms serve?
Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms reports serving 45 people through 21 service connections in Dixon County, Nebraska.
Where does Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms 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 Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. 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 Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms' 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 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms is a non-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 Dixon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield, City of | Dixon | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ponca, City of | Dixon | 894 | Community | Groundwater |
| Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield | Dixon | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Allen, Village of | Dixon | 377 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newcastle, Village of | Dixon | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Concord, Village of | Dixon | 148 | 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, “Michael Foods Inc. - Big Red Farms, PWSID NE3120165, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/michael-foods-inc-big-red-farms-ne3120165 (data as of October 1, 2026).