Public water system · NE3190007
ActiveSidney Westbound Rest Area
At a glance
Sidney Westbound Rest Area (PWSID NE3190007) is an active transient non-community water system in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sidney Westbound Rest Area compare with other water systems in Cheyenne County?
By EPA's size categories, Sidney Westbound Rest Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cheyenne County has 9 active public water systems, and Sidney Westbound Rest Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 903 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 8,126 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 Sidney Westbound Rest Area is about 31% 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 Sidney Westbound Rest Area?
EPA lists Sidney Westbound Rest Area as owned by a local 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. 6 of the 9 active systems in Cheyenne County (67%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Sidney Westbound Rest Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and October 2014. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Sidney Westbound Rest Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sidney Westbound Rest Area?
Sidney Westbound Rest Area (PWSID NE3190007) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Sidney Westbound Rest Area serve?
Sidney Westbound Rest Area reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
Where does Sidney Westbound Rest 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 Sidney Westbound Rest Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. 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 Sidney Westbound Rest 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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sidney Westbound Rest Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sidney Westbound Rest 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 Cheyenne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney, City of | Cheyenne | 6,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potter, Village of | Cheyenne | 337 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dalton, Village of | Cheyenne | 320 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gurley, Village of | Cheyenne | 228 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lodgepole, Village of | Cheyenne | 206 | Community | Groundwater |
| Progress Rail Services -Sidney | Cheyenne | 100 | Non-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, “Sidney Westbound Rest Area, PWSID NE3190007, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/sidney-westbound-rest-area-ne3190007 (data as of October 1, 2026).