Public water system · NE3121367
ActiveZion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co
At a glance
Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co (PWSID NE3121367) is an active transient non-community water system in Gage 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
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 Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co compare with other water systems in Gage County?
By EPA's size categories, Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gage County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 776 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 17,851 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 Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co 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 Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co?
EPA lists Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co 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. 7 of the 23 active systems in Gage County (30%) are also privately owned.
Does Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co?
Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co (PWSID NE3121367) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co serve?
Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Gage County, Nebraska.
Where does Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co 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 Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co 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 Gage County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice, City of | Gage | 12,220 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wymore, City of | Gage | 1,656 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lower Big Blue Nrd - Wymore | Gage | 856 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Adams, Village of | Gage | 606 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cortland, Village of | Gage | 529 | Community | Groundwater |
| Odell, Village of | Gage | 320 | 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, “Zion Lutheran Church Elca - Gage Co, PWSID NE3121367, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/zion-lutheran-church-elca-gage-co-ne3121367 (data as of October 1, 2026).