Public water system · NE3121141
ActiveMichael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield
At a glance
Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield (PWSID NE3121141) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dixon County, Nebraska. It reports serving 450 people through 2 service connections. 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 October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield compare with other water systems in Dixon County?
By EPA's size categories, Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dixon County has 15 active public water systems, and Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 64% above the county average of 274 people per system, and accounts for 11% 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield is roughly in line with 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield?
EPA lists Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
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.
Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield: frequently asked questions
Who runs Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield?
Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield (PWSID NE3121141) 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield serve?
Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield reports serving 450 people through 2 service connections in Dixon County, Nebraska.
Where does Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield 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 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 Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield'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 October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Michael Foods - Main Plant- Wakefield 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 |
| Allen, Village of | Dixon | 377 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newcastle, Village of | Dixon | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Concord, Village of | Dixon | 148 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maskell, Village of | Dixon | 86 | 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 - Main Plant- Wakefield, PWSID NE3121141, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/michael-foods-main-plant-wakefield-ne3121141 (data as of October 1, 2026).