Public water system record
City of Gering
Serves Gering, Scottsbluff and Terrytown, Scotts Bluff County, NE · 8,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Gering 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 Gering draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Nebraska, August 2005.
- Record on file since 1983, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 1 unknown out of 3,332 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 1983
EPA's records for City of Gering go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (27 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 21 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began July 2010, Resolved.
Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38.9 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38.2 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 45.9 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37.1 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Nebraska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Gering in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2005 | Nebraska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 20 violations (20 health-based): Combined Uranium |
Where the water comes from
City of Gering draws water from 9 wells. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Gering.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Terrytown Terrytown, NE
Annual water quality report
City of Gering 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