Physical & aggregate · 2025
Turbidity in Lincoln, NE tap water
Lincoln, NE's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 95 NTU (Treatment technique).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample System-wide | 0.16 NTU | 95 NTU Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Lincoln, NE's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Lincoln, NE tap water?
Yes — Lincoln, NE's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.16 NTU. Lincoln, NE's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 95 NTU (Treatment technique).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 95 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.