Public water system · NE3150690
ActivePibel Lake Recreation Area
At a glance
Pibel Lake Recreation Area (PWSID NE3150690) is an active transient non-community water system in Wheeler County, Nebraska. It reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections. 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pibel Lake Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Wheeler County?
By EPA's size categories, Pibel Lake Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wheeler County has 5 active public water systems, and Pibel Lake Recreation Area is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 100 people per system, and accounts for 40% of the 498 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 Pibel Lake Recreation Area is about 39% above 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 Pibel Lake Recreation Area?
EPA lists Pibel Lake Recreation 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. 1 of the 5 active systems in Wheeler County (20%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pibel Lake Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and March 2019. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Pibel Lake Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pibel Lake Recreation Area?
Pibel Lake Recreation Area (PWSID NE3150690) 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 Pibel Lake Recreation Area serve?
Pibel Lake Recreation Area reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections in Wheeler County, Nebraska.
Where does Pibel Lake Recreation 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 Pibel Lake Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. 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 Pibel Lake Recreation 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pibel Lake Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pibel Lake Recreation 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 Wheeler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel Saloon & Steakhouse | Wheeler | 93 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bartlett, Village of | Wheeler | 90 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ericson, Village of | Wheeler | 90 | Community | Groundwater |
| 4-Corners Bar & Grill | Wheeler | 25 | 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, “Pibel Lake Recreation Area, PWSID NE3150690, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/pibel-lake-recreation-area-ne3150690 (data as of October 1, 2026).