Chloride in Nebraska well water
In Nebraska, chloride was detected in 99% of 7,396 tested private well samples.
Chloride mainly comes from road salt and water softener discharge. Above 250 mg/L water tastes salty and corrodes plumbing. Rising chloride in a well usually means road salt is reaching the aquifer.
Check your chloride number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your Nebraska well for chloride
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Systems that remove chloride
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For chloride
Under-sink reverse osmosis system
under-sink or countertop, about $300
Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.
Rather have it installed and sized for your well? Book a free in-home water test with a licensed local company.
Where to get a well tested for chloride in Nebraska: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson | no limit | 74 | 100% | 16.9 | 71.9 mg/L |
| Dakota | no limit | 46 | 100% | 7.25 | 100 mg/L |
| Antelope | no limit | 46 | 100% | 1.75 | 11 mg/L |
| Buffalo | no limit | 205 | 100% | 33 | 290 mg/L |
| Banner | no limit | 76 | 100% | 22.3 | 265 mg/L |
| Adams | no limit | 51 | 100% | 13 | 120 mg/L |
| Cedar | no limit | 61 | 100% | 6.3 | 67 mg/L |
| Brown | no limit | 155 | 100% | 1.8 | 11 mg/L |
| Cherry | no limit | 50 | 100% | 1 | 14 mg/L |
| Cheyenne | no limit | 97 | 100% | 6.5 | 23,500 mg/L |
| Clay | no limit | 48 | 100% | 17.5 | 75 mg/L |
| Colfax | no limit | 33 | 100% | 5.99 | 22.5 mg/L |
| Butler | no limit | 41 | 100% | 5 | 32 mg/L |
| Custer | no limit | 45 | 100% | 2.2 | 67.7 mg/L |
| Douglas | no limit | 123 | 100% | 14 | 695 mg/L |
- Sutherland precinct, Lincoln County100% detected of 47
- Garfield precinct, Keya Paha County100% detected of 34
- Oshkosh No. 1 precinct, Garden County100% detected of 43
- Grattan township, Holt County100% detected of 61
- Champion-Lamar precinct, Chase County100% detected of 55
- Redington precinct, Morrill County100% detected of 56
- Kirkwood precinct, Rock County100% detected of 52
- Platford-Springfield I precinct, Sarpy County100% detected of 69
- Shields township, Holt County100% detected of 30
- York, York County100% detected of 74
- Kiowa precinct, Scotts Bluff County100% detected of 32
- Ford precinct, Scotts Bluff County100% detected of 281
- Township 7, Washington County100% detected of 37
- Township 1, Washington County100% detected of 48
- Precinct 21, Buffalo County100% detected of 82
- Precinct 24, Buffalo County100% detected of 47
- Precinct 6, Hamilton County100% detected of 134
- Atkinson township, Holt County100% detected of 65
- District 2, Perkins County100% detected of 34
- Omaha township, Thurston County100% detected of 40
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. chloride counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.