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Edgar tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Edgar. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Edgar is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 428 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 195 violations across the community water system(s) serving Edgar, going back to the earliest EPA record. 194 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
Edgar, City Of
428 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3103505 - Health-based Nitrate-Nitrite: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 181 times between July 2004 and January 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 11 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1998. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. 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 4 times between October 1985 and October 1986. The EPA record lists a level of 1.11 ; the limit (MCL) is 0.1 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Selenium: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 8 times between October 1980 and October 1982. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . 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.