Safest Drinking Water in Nebraska 2026
Nebraska has 5 public water systems serving 1,076,478 people. The safest system is Lincoln, City Of in Lincoln with a score of 100/100.
Top 5 Water Systems in Nebraska
| # | Water System | City | Pop. Served | Source | Violations | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln, City Of | Lincoln | 296,000 | Ground water | 0 | A (100) |
| 2 | Grand Island, City Of | Grand Island | 51,478 | Ground water | 0 | A (100) |
| 3 | Metropolitan Utilities District | Omaha | 660,000 | Surface water | 0 | B (81) |
| 4 | Kearney, City Of | Kearney | 34,000 | Ground water | 3 | F (37) |
| 5 | Papillion, City Of | Papillion | 35,000 | Ground water | 3 | F (32) |
Water quality data for Nebraska is sourced from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), which tracks compliance for all public water systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lincoln, City Of in Lincoln has the highest Water Safety Score in Nebraska at 100/100 (Grade A), serving 296,000 people.
Nebraska has 5 public water systems serving 1,076,478 people. The average Water Safety Score is 70/100.
The Water Safety Score (0-100) is based on health violations (40%), contaminant exceedances (30%), enforcement history (20%), and monitoring violations (10%). Higher scores mean cleaner, safer water.
Water Safety Score: health violations (40%), contaminant exceedances (30%), enforcement history (20%), monitoring violations (10%).
The this entity category groups every U.S. public drinking-water safety entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Source: EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water, 2026.