Public water system record
City of Sidney
Serves Sidney, Cheyenne County, NE · 6,720 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Sidney in the last ten years.
System profile
- 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 Sidney draws water from 13 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, July 1999.
- Record on file since 1991, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 2,631 unknown out of 3,302 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Sidney go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (14 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Sidney between 1997 and 1999. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 12, 1998 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 30, 1997 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Sidney draws water from 13 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Sidney.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cheyenne Co SID 1 Sidney, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Sidney 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 Nebraska.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells