Public water system record
Omaha Tribe PWS
Mailing address in Macy, Thurston County, NE · Serves 1,800 people
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Omaha Tribe PWS in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Omaha Tribe PWS draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by EPA, October 2014.
- Record on file since 1998, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 322 unknown out of 364 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
May 28, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
May 27, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Omaha Tribe PWS go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 31 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 11, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Omaha Tribe PWS and issued 13 boil water orders between 2008 and 2014. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2014 | EPA | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Feb 27, 2013 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 7, 2011 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform, Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Dec 14, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 12, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 2, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 13, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 19, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 15, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 14, 2010 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 5, 2009 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 28, 2009 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 18, 2009 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 7, 2009 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 7, 2009 | EPA | Emergency order under section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Dec 16, 2008 | EPA | Boil water order | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Nov 24, 2008 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Omaha Tribe PWS draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Omaha Tribe PWS must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 7.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells