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City of Kearney

Serves Kearney, Buffalo County, NE · 34,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Kearney in the last ten years.

  • NE3101906
  • KEARNEY
  • NE
  • 34,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 68848
EPA system ID NE3101906

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

Key facts

  • City of Kearney draws water from 24 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 273 lead and 1,929 unknown out of 11,449 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Kearney go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (5 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 7 0
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1991 Resolved

Where the water comes from

City of Kearney draws water from 24 wells. 5 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Kearney.

Annual water quality report

City of Kearney 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.

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Testing your own water

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