- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 4 of 4 samples, average 24.5 µg/L, highest 34 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2024–May 2025)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3.31 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Columbus tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID NE3114110 · serves Columbus, NE · about 24,028 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Columbus, City of (EPA NE3114110)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Columbus's main utility, Columbus, City of: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NE3114110) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Columbus, City of, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NE3114110) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Columbus, City of (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3.31 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Columbus, City of use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Columbus, City of's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.