Does Platte Center, NE tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of July 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 4 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Platte Center, of which 4 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Platte Center, NE tap water come from?

Platte Center is served by 1 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Platte Center tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Platte Center. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved July 2026, Platte Center is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 336 people.

As of July 2026, EPA records show 4 violations across the community water system(s) serving Platte Center, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 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.

1

Community water system
~336

People served (EPA-reported)
July 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

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336 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3114101

Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between August 2019 and September 2021. 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 April 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Coliform (Pre-TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 1984. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 1 . 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 July 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.