Disinfectants · 2025
Chloramine in Lincoln, NE tap water
Lincoln, NE's 2025 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Running annual avg System-wide | 2.44 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range of Test Results | 0.02–3.77 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lincoln, NE's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chloramine
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia.
Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
People also ask
+Is there Chloramine in Lincoln, NE tap water?
Yes — Lincoln, NE's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloramine at 2.44 mg/L. Lincoln, NE's 2025 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chloramine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chloramine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chloramine?
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
+Where does this Chloramine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chloramine entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lincoln, NE water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ne/lincoln/2025/source.