Public water system record
City of Cambridge
Serves Cambridge, Furnas County, NE · 1,071 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Cambridge in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Cambridge buys its water from Bic Joint Water Agency.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 563 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Cambridge go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (26 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 21 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 45 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 45 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 45.4 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Cambridge between 2005 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2010 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 18, 2005 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations (18 health-based): Combined Uranium |
Where the water comes from
City of Cambridge buys its water from Bic Joint Water Agency. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Buys water from
- Bic Joint Water Agency Cambridge, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Cambridge 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