Water Quality
Annual State Public Water System Report
Each quarter, primacy states submit data to the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS/FED) an automated database maintained by EPA. Data include, but are not limited to, public water system (PWS) inventory information; the incidence of Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level, monitoring, and treatment technique violations; and information on enforcement activity related to these violations. Section 1414(c)(3) of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act requires states to provide EPA with an annual report of violations of the primary drinking water standards. This report provides the numbers of violations in each of six categories: MCLs, MRDLs, treatment techniques, variances and exemptions, significant monitoring violations, and significant consumer notification violations. The EPA regional offices report the information for Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and all Indian Lands except the Navaho Nation. EPA regional offices also report federal enforcement actions taken. Data retrieved from SDWIS/FED form the basis of this report.The following report is a summary of the compliance of Nebraska's public water systems with the Safe Drinking Water Act during 2007, as required by the 1996 Amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Other significant program activities that the program staff perform in assuring water is safe for human consumption are also included in this report.
The mission of the Public Water System Program of the Division of Public Health of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (Department) is to protect the health and welfare of Nebraskans by assuring safe, adequate, and reliable drinking water.
People expect their drinking water will be safe when they turn on the faucet. Program staff work in many arenas to assure safe drinking water.