What's in HICKMAN, CITY OF's water?
HICKMAN, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 3,300 people through 790 service connections.
How this compares nationally
21 total violations and 8 health-based ones put HICKMAN, CITY OF at the 81th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,423 of 12,903.
How HICKMAN, CITY OF compares within NE
NE's 64 covered systems average 8.9 health-based violations each; HICKMAN, CITY OF carries 8, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HICKMAN, CITY OF is from 2010-01-01 (health-based: 2008-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HICKMAN, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate; Nitrate-Nitrite
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
This is what HICKMAN, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 21 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.