Water Quality: Farnam, NE

1 water system • 170 people served

Some Concerns
4
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
170
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Farnam is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 170 people, and has 4 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Farnam's violation count is 68% below the national average for Nebraska. Contaminants associated with violations include Nitrate.

Contaminants Found

Nitrate

Causes methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) in infants, reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen.

Common source: Fertilizer runoff, septic systems, animal feedlots, natural deposits

EPA limit: 10 mg/L (as nitrogen)

Water Systems Serving Farnam

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
FARNAM, VILLAGE OF NE3104703 Groundwater 170 4

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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