Lead Pipe Data by Area — Nebraska
3 areas across Nebraska with enough data for a dedicated breakdown.
Lead pipe replacement law in Nebraska
Beyond the federal requirement below, Nebraska's own administrative code (Title 179, Chapter 12, Section 179-12-007) requires a public water system that exceeds the lead action level in tap sampling to replace at least 7% of its initial lead service lines annually until it is below the action level or all lead lines are replaced. This is a conditional, trigger-based requirement -- it applies only to systems that fail action-level testing, not to every system -- administered alongside the federal baseline requirement that every system submit an inventory by October 16, 2024 under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.
Separately from any state law, the EPA's federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require every water system nationwide to submit a baseline inventory and an approved replacement plan by November 1, 2027, then fully replace all lead and "galvanized requiring replacement" lines under its control on a schedule of 10 years or less from that date, replacing at least 10% of its known lead/GRR lines per year. A narrow exception allows a longer schedule only for the roughly 1% of systems with an unusually dense concentration of lead lines, and partial (non-emergency) replacements are prohibited.
Known gaps in Nebraska coverage
Lincoln, Nebraska's second-largest system, is not covered here -- it has a real, published inventory, but the only public tool found is a per-property 120Water lookup with no bulk-queryable endpoint (the same pattern found in Indiana's Evansville, Bloomington, and Carmel). A "not found" result for a Lincoln-area address means unpublished here, not confirmed lead-free.
- Lincoln