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City water profile

Water hardness in Papillion

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Papillion, Nebraska.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
—
Matched utilities
2
Active health records
0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Papillion, City Of

NE3115313 · Groundwater · 35,000 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.0028 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

19% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
2.9 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

223% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2000

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Sarpy Co Sid 38 - Highland Estates

NE3120157 · Groundwater · 250 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.0019 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.615 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

124% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Sarpy Co Sid 38 - Highland Estates
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Nov 5, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Mar 16, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Papillion has 2 published ZIP profiles across Sarpy County. The regional-evidence median is 290 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 290–290 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard2 ZIPs

2 of 2 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
2.1 miles
Profiles with evidence
2/2

Confidence labels

High: 2Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Oct 6, 2016 to May 27, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Papillion

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

68046

Very Hard

290 PPM

Nearest site
2.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

68133

Very Hard

290 PPM

Nearest site
0.7 mi
Confidence
High

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Papillion

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.