What is the Munimetric score for Nebraska?

Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Nebraska. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.

Which water systems in Nebraska face the most infrastructure stress?

The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Nebraska by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.

How does Nebraska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?

Nebraska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.

Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Nebraska water systems?

Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.

Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Nebraska water systems?

Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.

What compliance signals are active in Nebraska?

Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Nebraska water systems.

Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Nebraska?

Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

How many covered systems in Nebraska have recent recorded drinking-water violations?

Stored public records show 9 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 29 recorded violations across 44 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.

How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Nebraska?

Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 39 covered systems; 39 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.

How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Nebraska?

Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 40 covered systems; 27 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.

What source-water types are represented across covered Nebraska systems?

Stored identity records group covered Nebraska systems by source-water type: Surface water: 10, Groundwater: 34.

Where can I find official drinking-water records for Nebraska?

The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Nebraska.

Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?

No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

States / Nebraska

Nebraska

Name: Nebraska Drinking Water Infrastructure Stress Data
Creator: Munimetric
License: https://munimetric.com/terms

Statewide Munimetric profile for Nebraska, covering drinking-water market scores, signal activity, infrastructure stress context, and population insights across 44 scored service markets serving approximately 1.4 million people. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Nebraska has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 21.3/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-19. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 44 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

44Markets scored

21.3Headline composite

~1.4MPop. served

189Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress17.6 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress3.7 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.0 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

21.3 headline compositeNebraska state composite44 markets~1.4M people served

Blair, City of38.1watch Grand Island, City of37.4watch Wahoo, City of37.0watch Metropolitan Utilities District35.8watch Lincoln, City of33.3watch Chadron, City of30.3watch Hastings, City of28.5watch Gothenburg, City of28.0watch Holdrege, City of27.9watch Kearney, City of27.5watch Scottsbluff, City of27.5watch West Point, City of25.7watch Columbus, City of25.6watch Gering, City of25.5watch Sidney, City of25.1watch Mccook, City of23.9watch Schuyler, City of23.9watch York, City of23.7watch Fremont, City of21.6watch Papillion, City of21.4watch Lexington, City of20.6watch North Platte, City of20.5watch South Sioux City, City of20.0stable Seward, City of19.9stable Wayne, City of19.0stable Norfolk, City of18.6stable Nebraska City, City of18.3stable Fairbury, City of18.0stable Aurora, City of18.0stable Falls City, City of17.7stable Ogallala, City of17.6stable Cedar-Knox Rural Water Project17.6stable Alliance, City of16.7stable Auburn, City of16.7stable Plattsmouth, City of16.1stable Cozad, City of15.1stable Gretna, City of14.8stable Union Pacific Bailey Yards12.5stable Beatrice, City of12.0stable Oneill, City of11.9stable Crete, City of9.9stable Alliance Airport8.7stable Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc - Dakota City4.0stable Sarpy Co Sid 48 - Sapp Brothers4.0stable Blair, City of38.1watch Grand Island, City of37.4watch Wahoo, City of37.0watch Metropolitan Utilities District35.8watch Lincoln, City of33.3watch Chadron, City of30.3watch Hastings, City of28.5watch Gothenburg, City of28.0watch Holdrege, City of27.9watch Kearney, City of27.5watch Scottsbluff, City of27.5watch West Point, City of25.7watch Columbus, City of25.6watch Gering, City of25.5watch Sidney, City of25.1watch Mccook, City of23.9watch Schuyler, City of23.9watch York, City of23.7watch Fremont, City of21.6watch Papillion, City of21.4watch Lexington, City of20.6watch North Platte, City of20.5watch South Sioux City, City of20.0stable Seward, City of19.9stable Wayne, City of19.0stable Norfolk, City of18.6stable Nebraska City, City of18.3stable Fairbury, City of18.0stable Aurora, City of18.0stable Falls City, City of17.7stable Ogallala, City of17.6stable Cedar-Knox Rural Water Project17.6stable Alliance, City of16.7stable Auburn, City of16.7stable Plattsmouth, City of16.1stable Cozad, City of15.1stable Gretna, City of14.8stable Union Pacific Bailey Yards12.5stable Beatrice, City of12.0stable Oneill, City of11.9stable Crete, City of9.9stable Alliance Airport8.7stable Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc - Dakota City4.0stable Sarpy Co Sid 48 - Sapp Brothers4.0stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Nebraska headline composite

Plain-language summary

Nebraska currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 21.3 versus a national average of 25.0. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

44 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
Use Track to monitor changes in high-stress systems over time.

Priority Nebraska paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations

9 of 44Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix44 systems

Surface water10
Groundwater34
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 40 of 44 included scored systems.
PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 39 of 44 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
Lead and copper summary records are stored for 40 of 44 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.

Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context

How many covered systems in Nebraska have recent recorded drinking-water violations?: Stored public records show 9 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 29 recorded violations across 44 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Nebraska?: Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 39 covered systems; 39 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Nebraska?: Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 40 covered systems; 27 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Nebraska systems?: Stored identity records group covered Nebraska systems by source-water type: Surface water: 10, Groundwater: 34.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Nebraska?: The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Nebraska.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?: No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

Official records

Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.

Methodology/source notes

Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.

Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years

System	Population	Source water	Recent violations	Recent enforcement	Public-record flags
Cedar-Knox Rural Water ProjectNE3120303	2,500	Surface water	8	22	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Blair, City OfNE3117905	8,000	Surface water	6	22	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Gothenburg, City OfNE3104702	3,578	Groundwater	4	16	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records
Metropolitan Utilities DistrictNE3105507	660,000	Surface water	2	8	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Chadron, City OfNE3104507	6,257	Surface water	2	8	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Hastings, City OfNE3100101	24,927	Groundwater	2	8	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
West Point, City OfNE3103904	3,550	Groundwater	2	8	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Grand Island, City OfNE3107902	51,478	Groundwater	2	3	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

44 of the community drinking-water systems in Nebraska are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 1.4M people.

What the Data Suggests

Nebraska has 44 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 1.4 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 21.3 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. No markets currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Capex Pressure stands out as the dominant contributor to headline stress (11.0 points average), with Operational Stress a distant second at 6.6. That pattern suggests a particular kind of pressure — concentrated rather than broadly distributed.

189 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Current Drought Severity, affecting 40 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 21.3 as of May 19, 2026. Movement since May 17, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 42 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Capex Pressure11.0 / 20.0

Operational Stress6.6 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility2.8 / 20.0

Governance Risk0.7 / 20.0

Rate Constraint0.2 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Current Drought Severity	high	40	91%
PFAS Contamination Risk	high	39	89%
High-AGI Out-Migration	high	29	66%
Lead & Copper Rule Risk	high	27	61%
Climate Hazard Exposure	high	20	45%
Compliance Escalation	high	11	25%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stress	high	7	16%
Population Served Decline	medium	7	16%
Income Erosion	low	3	7%
Infrastructure Capital Gap	medium	2	5%
Housing Market Weakness	medium	2	5%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	2	5%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Blair, City of	38.1	Watch	8K	7
2	Grand Island, City of	37.4	Watch	51K	6
3	Wahoo, City of	37.0	Watch	5K	5
4	Metropolitan Utilities District	35.8	Watch	660K	7
5	Lincoln, City of	33.3	Watch	296K	6
6	Chadron, City of	30.3	Watch	6K	6
7	Hastings, City of	28.5	Watch	25K	6
8	Gothenburg, City of	28.0	Watch	4K	5
9	Holdrege, City of	27.9	Watch	6K	5
10	Kearney, City of	27.5	Watch	34K	5
11	Scottsbluff, City of	27.5	Watch	14K	5
12	West Point, City of	25.7	Watch	4K	6
13	Columbus, City of	25.6	Watch	24K	5
14	Gering, City of	25.5	Watch	9K	5
15	Sidney, City of	25.1	Watch	7K	5
16	Mccook, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	4
17	Schuyler, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	5
18	York, City of	23.7	Watch	8K	5
19	Fremont, City of	21.6	Watch	27K	5
20	Papillion, City of	21.4	Watch	35K	4

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 25.0

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
37	Tennessee	21.9	Watch	261	+0.6
38	California	21.7	Watch	711	+0.4
39	Nebraska	21.3	Watch	44	+0.0
40	Idaho	21.2	Watch	51	-0.1
41	Hawaii	21.2	Watch	40	-0.1

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

44 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

44 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Nebraska, colored by stress band.

~1.4M people served by 44 systems in Nebraska

Stable

Watch

Fragile

High Stress

Critical

44 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

Center market:

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

21.3

Trend

+18.3

Observations

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#	Service Market	Score	Band	Pop.	Signals
1	Blair, City of	38.1	Watch	8K	7
2	Grand Island, City of	37.4	Watch	51K	6
3	Wahoo, City of	37.0	Watch	5K	5
4	Metropolitan Utilities District	35.8	Watch	660K	7
5	Lincoln, City of	33.3	Watch	296K	6
6	Chadron, City of	30.3	Watch	6K	6
7	Hastings, City of	28.5	Watch	25K	6
8	Gothenburg, City of	28.0	Watch	4K	5
9	Holdrege, City of	27.9	Watch	6K	5
10	Kearney, City of	27.5	Watch	34K	5
11	Scottsbluff, City of	27.5	Watch	14K	5
12	West Point, City of	25.7	Watch	4K	6
13	Columbus, City of	25.6	Watch	24K	5
14	Gering, City of	25.5	Watch	9K	5
15	Sidney, City of	25.1	Watch	7K	5
16	Mccook, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	4
17	Schuyler, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	5
18	York, City of	23.7	Watch	8K	5
19	Fremont, City of	21.6	Watch	27K	5
20	Papillion, City of	21.4	Watch	35K	4

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Blair, City of	38.1	Watch	8K	7
2	Grand Island, City of	37.4	Watch	51K	6
3	Wahoo, City of	37.0	Watch	5K	5
4	Metropolitan Utilities District	35.8	Watch	660K	7
5	Lincoln, City of	33.3	Watch	296K	6
6	Chadron, City of	30.3	Watch	6K	6
7	Hastings, City of	28.5	Watch	25K	6
8	Gothenburg, City of	28.0	Watch	4K	5
9	Holdrege, City of	27.9	Watch	6K	5
10	Kearney, City of	27.5	Watch	34K	5
11	Scottsbluff, City of	27.5	Watch	14K	5
12	West Point, City of	25.7	Watch	4K	6
13	Columbus, City of	25.6	Watch	24K	5
14	Gering, City of	25.5	Watch	9K	5
15	Sidney, City of	25.1	Watch	7K	5
16	Mccook, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	4
17	Schuyler, City of	23.9	Watch	7K	5
18	York, City of	23.7	Watch	8K	5
19	Fremont, City of	21.6	Watch	27K	5
20	Papillion, City of	21.4	Watch	35K	4

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 44 community drinking-water systems in Nebraska, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how Nebraska compares nationally.

Which water systems in Nebraska face the most infrastructure stress?: The highest-stress systems in Nebraska are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
How does Nebraska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Nebraska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where Nebraska ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Nebraska water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
What compliance signals are active in Nebraska?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across Nebraska systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Nebraska?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.

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Water Infrastructure in Nebraska

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 44 community drinking-water systems in Nebraska. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Nebraska compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Nebraska?: Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Nebraska. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Nebraska face the most infrastructure stress?: The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Nebraska by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Nebraska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Nebraska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Nebraska water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Nebraska water systems?: Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Nebraska?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Nebraska water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Nebraska?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

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Nebraska

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What This Page Shows

What the Data Suggests

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