Public water system record
City of Indianola
Serves Indianola, Red Willow County, NE · 584 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Indianola 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 Indianola buys its water from Bic Joint Water Agency.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, September 1985.
- Record on file since 1985, with 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 282 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 Indianola go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 20 health-based violations (17 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2014, Resolved.
Show all 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1986 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 4, 1985 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Indianola in 1985. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 1985.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1985 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 4, 1985 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Indianola buys its water from Bic Joint Water Agency. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Bic Joint Water Agency Cambridge, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Indianola 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