Public water system · NE3120274
ActiveSandhill Equipment Inc.
At a glance
Sandhill Equipment Inc. (PWSID NE3120274) is an active transient non-community water system in Rock County, Nebraska. It reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandhill Equipment Inc. compare with other water systems in Rock County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandhill Equipment Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rock County has 4 active public water systems, and Sandhill Equipment Inc. is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 210 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 841 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 Sandhill Equipment Inc. is well below 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 Sandhill Equipment Inc.?
EPA lists Sandhill Equipment Inc. 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. 2 of the 4 active systems in Rock County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandhill Equipment Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and October 2015. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-08-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Sandhill Equipment Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandhill Equipment Inc.?
Sandhill Equipment Inc. (PWSID NE3120274) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandhill Equipment Inc. serve?
Sandhill Equipment Inc. reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Rock County, Nebraska.
Where does Sandhill Equipment Inc. 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 Sandhill Equipment Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Sandhill Equipment Inc.'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 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandhill Equipment Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandhill Equipment Inc. 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 Rock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett, City of | Rock | 700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newport, Village of | Rock | 80 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bassett Country Club | Rock | 35 | 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, “Sandhill Equipment Inc., PWSID NE3120274, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/sandhill-equipment-inc-ne3120274 (data as of October 1, 2026).