Public Water System

HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF

PWSID NE3103704 · Nebraska · 567 people served

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HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF is an EPA-regulated public water system in Nebraska (PWSID NE3103704). It serves an estimated 567 residents — a rural community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF has recorded 4 EPA health-based violations. The grade of C summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

567

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Mercury (Inorganic)chemical

EPA Code 1038 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.002 mg/L

Last Reading

11 MG/L

First Reported

Jul 2022

Most Recent

Jul 2022

What this violation means

Inorganic mercury in drinking water primarily damages kidneys. Most mercury exposure for Americans comes from fish (methylmercury), but localized water contamination occurs near refineries, coal-burning plants, and certain landfills.

Recommended precautions

→Reverse osmosis and distillation remove inorganic mercury.
→Activated carbon adsorption works for mercury but capacity is limited.
→Test private wells near industrial sites or landfills.

Read the complete guide to Mercury (Inorganic)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF

HOWELLS

ZIP Codes Served

68641

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID NE3103704. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact HOWELLS, VILLAGE OF directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).