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Douglas Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: B · Nebraska

Avg Score
77.2
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
3
PFAS Detected
1
Live Water Alerts for Nebraska →
77.2
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
75%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
3
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Douglas cities scored

25%
50%
25%
A
1
25%
Excellent
B
2
50%
Good
C
1
25%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Nebraska average

B
Douglas
77.2/100
A-
Nebraska avg
85.8/100
▼ 8.6 pts below state average

Water quality across Douglas

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

Nebraska city water quality map
2
Superfund sites in Douglas
99.4%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
889
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Douglas

Industrial polluters nearby

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

Total reported releases to surface water: 889 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
Fabricated Metals · VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
VALLEY, NE68064
Zinc compounds887
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC-OMAHA PLANT
Chemicals · SYNGENTA CORP
OMAHA, NE68107
Atrazine2
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO ELKHORN PLANT
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · CRH AMERICAS INC
ELKHORN, NE68022
Lead0
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO 36TH & L PLANT
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · CRH AMERICAS INC
OMAHA, NE68107
Lead0
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO MILLARD PLANT
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · CRH AMERICAS INC
OMAHA, NE68137
Lead0

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

Superfund sites in Douglas

Superfund sites nearby

Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Douglas on the EPA National Priorities List.

Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List

All 4 cities in Douglas

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Valley
A-
88.3
4K 8 Health Unresolved
2 Elkhorn
B+
83.5
750 10 Health Unresolved
3 Waterloo
B+
80.6
962 8 Unresolved
4 Omaha
C-
56.5
664K 66 Health Unresolved
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