NE / Elmwood
NE · Tap water records
Elmwood tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Elmwood. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Elmwood is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 2,558 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 8 violations across the community water system(s) serving Elmwood, going back to the earliest EPA record. 7 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
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1,860 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3120304 - Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in November 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in February 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Elmwood, Village Of
698 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3102516 - Health-based Nitrate-Nitrite: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between October 2023 and April 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 14 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Nitrate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1985. The EPA record lists a level of 12 ; the limit (MCL) is 10 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 1999. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.