PFAS in Nebraska tap water

4 of 53 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 7 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Plattsmouth, City of	none detected	18.5 ppt	2 of 29	Above
North Platte, City of	none detected	17 ppt	2 of 29	Above
Grand Island, City of	none detected	7.5 ppt	4 of 29	Above
Hastings, City of	none detected	6.6 ppt	2 of 29	Above
Alliance, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alma Ne, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Arlington, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Auburn, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Aurora, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Beatrice, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Beaver City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Beaver Lake Association Inc	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Benkelman, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Blair, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Broken Bow, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chadron, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clearwater, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Columbus, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cozad, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Crete, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Elwood, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fairbury, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Falls City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fremont, City of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Gering, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gothenburg, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Green Acres Mobile Home Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gretna, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Holdrege, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Imperial Ne, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kearney, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lancaster Co Rwd 1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lexington Ne, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lincoln, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mccook, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Metropolitan Utilities District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nebraska City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Norfolk Ne, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ogallala, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oneill, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Papillion, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sarpy Co Sid 48 - Sapp Brothers	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Saunders Co Sid 4 - Pawnee Meadows	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Schuyler, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Scottsbluff, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Seward, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sidney, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Sioux City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc - Dakota City	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wahoo, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wayne, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Point, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
York, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within

All 53 systems the EPA tested in Nebraska, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →