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Springfield tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Springfield. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Springfield is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 1,829 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 15 violations across the community water system(s) serving Springfield, going back to the earliest EPA record. 8 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
Springfield, City Of
1,529 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3115301 - Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between August 2015 and November 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Sarpy Co Sid 79 - Meadow Oaks
300 served · groundwater · PWSID NE3115302 - Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in December 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between January 1998 and July 2006. 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 2 times between July 1985 and January 1987. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 1 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in December 2005. 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 3 times between October 1999 and July 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between June 1981 and August 1988. 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.