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Is Plattsmouth, NE tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Plattsmouth, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Nebraska’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Plattsmouth has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Nebraska’s records.

City of Plattsmouth, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 18.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Plattsmouth’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Plattsmouth’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Plattsmouth

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Nebraska certifies.

The lab Nebraska certifies closest to Plattsmouth, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Midwest Laboratories, Inc.

    Omaha, NE · about 20 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals

Nebraska Public Health Environmental Laboratory: Bacteria and nitrate sample kits for private wells, ordered online from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. A bacteria kit is $17 and a nitrate kit $16. Keeping Your Well Water Safe and Sound, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment.

All 5 certified labs for Nebraska

ZIP codes in Plattsmouth

Which ZIP codes are in Plattsmouth: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Nebraska DHHS, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Plattsmouth

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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