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City of Elgin

Serves Elgin, Antelope County, NE · 717 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Elgin in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • NE3100307
  • ELGIN
  • NE
  • 717 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 68636
EPA system ID NE3100307

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of Elgin draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, May 2017.
  • Record on file since 2012, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 71 unknown out of 425 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 2012

EPA's records for City of Elgin go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 13 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Nebraska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Elgin between 2013 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 4, 2017 Nebraska Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Arsenic
Nov 14, 2013 Nebraska Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations (13 health-based): Arsenic

What the violations mean

Arsenic

3 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

City of Elgin draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

City of Elgin 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

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