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Buffalo Water Quality Report

5 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · Nebraska

Avg Score
84.3
Cities Ranked
5
Health Violations
5
PFAS Detected
1
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84.3
County avg score
5
Cities ranked
80%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
5
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Buffalo cities scored

60%
20%
20%
A
3
60%
Excellent
B
1
20%
Good
C
1
20%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Nebraska average

B+
Buffalo
84.3/100
A-
Nebraska avg
85.8/100
▼ 1.5 pts below state average

Water quality across Buffalo

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Nebraska city water quality map
82.2%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
0
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Buffalo

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Buffalo, 2023.

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
GIBBON PACKING LLC
Food · AMERICAN FOODS GROUP LLC
GIBBON, NE68840
THE ANDERSONS INC. - GIBBON
Chemicals · THE ANDERSONS INC
GIBBON, NE68840
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC - AGRI/INDUSTRIAL DIV
Machinery · CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC
KEARNEY, NE68847
EATON CORP
Transportation Equipment · EATON CORP
KEARNEY, NE68847
BALDWIN FILTERS INC
Transportation Equipment · PARKER HANNIFIN CORP
KEARNEY, NE68847

+ 2 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 5 cities in Buffalo

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Elm Creek
A
94.2
901 5 Health Unresolved
2 Ravenna
A
92.2
1K 13 Health Unresolved
3 Shelton
A-
88.3
1K 12 Health Unresolved
4 Gibbon
B
76.6
2K 25 Health Lead Unresolved
5 Kearney
C+
70
35K 94 Health Unresolved
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