PENDER, NE · Thurston County

THURSTON, VILLAGE OF - TRIBAL Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of July 1, 2025. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

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Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Nebraska’s official records. Always confirm current status with Nebraska before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): NE3117303
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 120
Service connections: 73
Ownership: local government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

THURSTON, VILLAGE OF - TRIBAL is one of 568 community water systems in Nebraska in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 120 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2025; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 6 entries between 2002 and 2024, all of which EPA lists as closed.

Of the 6, 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Total Coliform Rules, the Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule, and the Consumer Confidence Rule.

Violation history

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
October 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
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Public Notice
November 4, 2007 – November 8, 2007
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
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Coliform (TCR)
April 1, 2007 – April 30, 2007
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
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Public Notice
March 3, 2005 – March 8, 2005
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
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Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2002 – August 21, 2002
Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
October 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
November 4, 2007 – November 8, 2007	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Resolved
April 1, 2007 – April 30, 2007	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
March 3, 2005 – March 8, 2005	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
July 1, 2002 – August 21, 2002	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Enforcement actions

January 31, 2025State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
January 24, 2025State Public Notification received1 linked violation
November 15, 2024State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
November 15, 2024State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
June 30, 2008State Compliance achieved8 linked violations
November 8, 2007State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
November 8, 2007State Public Notification received2 linked violations
September 24, 2007State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued4 linked violations
September 20, 2007State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
September 20, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
June 26, 2007State Public Notification received1 linked violation
June 20, 2007State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
June 12, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
June 12, 2007State Public Notification requested4 linked violations
May 8, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
October 31, 2006State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
January 31, 2006State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
December 31, 2005State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
July 31, 2005State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
March 8, 2005State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
March 8, 2005State Public Notification received2 linked violations
February 3, 2005State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
February 3, 2005State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
September 29, 2004State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
September 9, 2004State Public Notification received1 linked violation
August 9, 2004State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
November 13, 2003State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
September 19, 2003State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
September 19, 2003State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
September 11, 2003State Public Notification received5 linked violations
September 5, 2003State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
September 5, 2003State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
August 21, 2002State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 21, 2002State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 24, 2000State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
February 16, 2000State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
May 29, 1996State Compliance achieved7 linked violations
April 25, 1996State Public Notification requested2 linked violations

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

GRALHEER, GLEN

402-382-3232

PENDER, NE 68047