Public water system record
City of Hastings
Serves Hastings, Adams County, NE · 24,927 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hastings in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate-Nitrite violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Hastings draws water from 30 wells (13 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, March 1998.
- Record on file since 1998, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,114 lead and 874 unknown out of 11,321 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for City of Hastings go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 8 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate-Nitrite (acute), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Hastings in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1998 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Nitrate-Nitrite
3 incidentsTest results for Nitrate-Nitrite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of Hastings draws water from 30 wells (13 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 4 other community water systems and 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Hastings.
Community systems that buy water from it
- K & K Manufactured Home Community Centennial, CO
- Kingswood Plaza MHC LLC Castle Rock, CO
- Nebraskan Manufactured Home Community Centennial, CO
- Village of Trumbull Trumbull, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Hastings 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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 Nebraska.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells