Public water system record
City of Beatrice
Serves Beatrice, Gage County, NE · 12,220 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Beatrice 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 Beatrice draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, August 2007.
- Record on file since 1991, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,793 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 Beatrice go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (10 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate-Nitrite (acute), began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Beatrice between 1992 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2007 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Aug 26, 1992 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Beatrice draws water from 12 wells. 2 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Beatrice.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lower Big Blue NRD - Beatrice West Beatrice, NE
- Village of Filley Filley, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Beatrice 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