Water Quality: Hickman, NE

1 water system • 3,300 people served

Multiple Health Violations
4
Total Violations
4
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
3,300
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Hickman is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 3,300 people, and has 4 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 4 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Hickman's violation count is 68% below the national average for Nebraska. Contaminants associated with violations include Selenium.

Contaminants Found

Selenium

Hair loss, nail brittleness, and nervous system damage at elevated concentrations.

Common source: Natural geological deposits, mining discharges, oil refinery waste

EPA limit: 0.05 mg/L (50 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Hickman

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
HICKMAN, CITY OF NE3110917 Groundwater 3,300 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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