Public water system · NE3120259
ActivePrairie Hill Learning Center
At a glance
Prairie Hill Learning Center (PWSID NE3120259) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It reports serving 120 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prairie Hill Learning Center compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Hill Learning Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lancaster County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,413 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 322,179 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 Prairie Hill Learning Center 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 Prairie Hill Learning Center?
EPA lists Prairie Hill Learning Center 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. 41 of the 73 active systems in Lancaster County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Hill Learning Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and October 2024. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (5 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Prairie Hill Learning Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Hill Learning Center?
Prairie Hill Learning Center (PWSID NE3120259) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Hill Learning Center serve?
Prairie Hill Learning Center reports serving 120 people through 4 service connections in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Where does Prairie Hill Learning Center 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 Prairie Hill Learning Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all 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 Prairie Hill Learning Center'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 6 violations for this system; all are 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 Prairie Hill Learning Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prairie Hill Learning Center 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 Lancaster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, City of | Lancaster | 296,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Lancaster Co Rwd 1 | Lancaster | 6,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waverly, City of | Lancaster | 4,279 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hickman, City of | Lancaster | 3,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lancaster Co Dist 160 - Norris | Lancaster | 2,400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Contempo MHP | Lancaster | 1,630 | Community | Purchased groundwater under influence |
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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, “Prairie Hill Learning Center, PWSID NE3120259, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/prairie-hill-learning-center-ne3120259 (data as of October 1, 2026).