Public water system · NE3102102

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Tekamah, City of

At a glance

City of Tekamah (PWSID NE3102102) is an active community water system in Burt County, Nebraska. It reports serving 1,753 people through 924 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,753

Service connections

924

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNE3102102

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,753

Service connections924

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNE state drinking water program

City servedTekamah

StateNebraska

ZIP—

CountyBurt County

How does City of Tekamah compare with other water systems in Burt County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Tekamah is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Burt County has 7 active public water systems, and City of Tekamah is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 63% above the county average of 1,073 people per system, and accounts for 23% of the 7,511 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Tekamah is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Nebraska has 599 active community water systems, 49% 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 City of Tekamah?

EPA lists City of Tekamah 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 7 active systems in Burt County (86%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Tekamah have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and August 2015. By type: 10 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2015-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
2012-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1999-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1999-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1992-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1991-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 10 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.

City of Tekamah: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Tekamah?

City of Tekamah (PWSID NE3102102) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Tekamah serve?

City of Tekamah reports serving 1,753 people through 924 service connections in Burt County, Nebraska.

Where does City of Tekamah 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 City of Tekamah have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 City of Tekamah'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 10 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Tekamah's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Tekamah must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Burt County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Logan East Rural Water System	Burt	3,000	Community	Groundwater
Oakland, City of	Burt	1,300	Community	Groundwater
Lyons, City of	Burt	824	Community	Groundwater
Decatur, Village of	Burt	410	Community	Groundwater
Craig, Village of	Burt	199	Community	Groundwater
Oakland Express	Burt	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, “Tekamah, City of, PWSID NE3102102, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/tekamah-city-of-ne3102102 (data as of October 1, 2026).