Public water system record
City of Hickman
Serves Hickman, Lancaster County, NE · 3,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Hickman 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 Hickman draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, October 2008.
- Record on file since 1985, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 80 unknown out of 1,120 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 1985
EPA's records for City of Hickman go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1986 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 14, 1985 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Hickman between 1985 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2008 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 14, 1985 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Hickman draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Hickman 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