PFAS in Nebraska drinking water
EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 53 public water systems in Nebraska, serving about 1.4 million people. PFAS turned up in 7 of them (13%). 3 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 83,158 people.
Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: City of Plattsmouth (0.0 / 16.9 ppt), City of North Platte (0.0 / 8.5 ppt) and City of Grand Island (0.0 / 7.3 ppt).
Every tested system in Nebraska
Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:
| Water system | People | PFOA | PFOS | PFAS found | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Utilities District · Omaha | 660,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Lincoln · Lincoln | 296,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Grand Island · Grand Island | 51,478 | - | 7.3 | 4 | Above limit |
| City of Papillion · Papillion | 35,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Kearney · Kearney | 34,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Fremont · Fremont | 27,230 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| City of Norfolk Ne · Norfolk | 26,147 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of North Platte · North Platte | 25,000 | - | 8.5 | 2 | Above limit |
| City of Hastings · Hastings | 24,927 | - | 3.3 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| City of Columbus · Columbus | 24,028 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff | 14,282 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of South Sioux City · South Sioux City | 14,043 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Beatrice · Beatrice | 12,220 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Lexington Ne · Lexington | 10,348 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Gretna · Gretna | 8,661 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Gering · Gering | 8,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of York · York | 8,091 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Alliance · Alliance | 8,070 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Blair · Blair | 8,000 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| City of Seward · Seward | 7,700 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Crete · Crete | 7,566 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Mccook · Mccook | 7,450 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Nebraska City · Nebraksa City | 7,414 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Sidney · Sidney | 6,720 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Plattsmouth · Plattsmouth | 6,680 | - | 16.9 | 2 | Above limit |
| City of Schuyler · Schuyler | 6,547 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Chadron · Chadron | 6,257 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lancaster CO Rwd 1 · Bennet | 6,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Wayne · Wayne | 5,990 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sarpy CO Sid 48 - Sapp Brothers · Gretna | 5,975 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Holdrege · Holdrege | 5,555 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Ogallala · Ogallala | 4,878 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Aurora · Aurora | 4,678 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Wahoo · Wahoo | 4,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, INC - Dakota City · Dakota City | 4,110 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Falls City · Falls City | 4,015 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Cozad · Cozad | 3,915 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Fairbury · Fairbury | 3,707 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Oneill · O'neill | 3,705 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Gothenburg · Gothenburg | 3,578 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Broken Bow · Broken Bow | 3,568 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of West Point · West Point | 3,550 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Auburn · Auburn | 3,478 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Beaver Lake Association INC · Plattsmouth | 3,144 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Imperial Ne · Imperial | 2,071 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Village of Arlington · Arlington | 1,350 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Alma Ne · Alma | 1,043 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Benkelman · Benkelman | 850 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Village of Elwood · Elwood | 670 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Beaver City · Beaver | 537 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Village of Clearwater · Clearwater | 320 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Green Acres Mobile Home Park · Nickerson | 250 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Saunders CO Sid 4 - Pawnee Meadows · Fremont | 136 | - | - | 0 | None found |
On a private well in Nebraska?
EPA's program only covers public systems. Private wells are never part of UCMR 5, so the only way to know is to test. Our well testing guide covers which lab tests to order, and the best well water systems covers what to install once you have results.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Nebraska drinking water: results for 53 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/nebraska/
Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.