Public water system · TX0930059
ActiveTenaska Frontier Generating Station
At a glance
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station (PWSID TX0930059) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Grimes County, Nebraska. It reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tenaska Frontier Generating Station compare with other water systems in Grimes County?
By EPA's size categories, Tenaska Frontier Generating Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grimes County has 1 active public water system, and Tenaska Frontier Generating Station is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 28 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 28 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 Tenaska Frontier Generating Station 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 Tenaska Frontier Generating Station?
EPA lists Tenaska Frontier Generating Station as privately owned. The TX 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 1 active systems in Grimes County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Tenaska Frontier Generating Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. The violations listed here began between June 2012 and December 2013. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tenaska Frontier Generating Station?
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station (PWSID TX0930059) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Tenaska Frontier Generating Station serve?
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection in Grimes County, Nebraska.
Where does Tenaska Frontier Generating Station 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 Tenaska Frontier Generating Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. 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 Tenaska Frontier Generating Station'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tenaska Frontier Generating Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tenaska Frontier Generating Station 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.
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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, “Tenaska Frontier Generating Station, PWSID TX0930059, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/tenaska-frontier-generating-station-tx0930059 (data as of October 1, 2026).