Is CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT's water safe to drink?
CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 2,500 people through 898 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT ranks 357th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 48 violations total, 42 health-baseds.
How CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT compares within NE
Among the 64 NE systems in this dataset, the average is 8.9 health-based violations - CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT's 42 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 this data is and is not
CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and CEDAR-KNOX RURAL WATER PROJECT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 357th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.