DrinkingWaterCheck

Is BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

BROKEN BOW, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,568, over 1,707 connections.

BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

7 total violations and 5 health-based ones put BROKEN BOW, CITY OF at the 70th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,819 of 12,903.

Against the NE average

BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's 5 health-based violations sit within the NE average of 8.9, across 64 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2012-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's record does not cover

Everything on this page is BROKEN BOW, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.