City of Scottsbluff

To participate in water quality decisions affecting your community, consider attending scheduled Village Board/City Authority meetings. If you want to speak at a meeting, contact the Village/City Attendant to be placed on the Community Board/City Council agenda.

All water sources, including bottled water, can reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of contaminants. The presence of contaminants doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, call the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has completed a Source Water Assessment including a Wellhead Protection Area map, potential contaminant source inventory, vulnerability rating, and source water protection information. View the assessment by contacting the person listed on this report or the NDEQ at (402) 471-6988 or visit www.deq.state.ne.us.

To ensure tap water safety, EPA establishes regulations limiting contaminant levels in public water systems. FDA regulations set similar limits for bottled water to provide equivalent public health protection.

Water Source Information: Scottsbluff's municipal water comes from surface water sources. As water travels over land or through soil, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and can pick up substances from animal or human activities.

Potential contaminants in source water include:

• Microbial contaminants (viruses, bacteria) from sewage treatment, septic systems, agriculture, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants (salts, metals) occurring naturally or from urban runoff, industrial discharges, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban runoff, and residential uses
• Organic chemical contaminants including synthetic and volatile organics from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, urban runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants that can be naturally-occurring or result from oil/gas production and mining activities

Frequently Asked Questions

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