Aquatell

Nebraska

The 7 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 10 to 18 grains per gallon, with a median of 13; 100% are hard or very hard.

How the 7 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 0
  • Slightly hard 0
  • Moderately hard 0
  • Hard 2
  • Very hard 5
Hardness
13 gpg medianAverage 13 gpg (217 ppm), from 10 to 18. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage
7 places7 listings as published
Disinfectant
2 of 4use chloramine; 2 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

7 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
Grand Island
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 18 gpg312 ppm, very hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Hastings
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg231 ppm, very hard –
Lincoln
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg223 ppm, very hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Papillion
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg222 ppm, very hard –
Beatrice
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 12 gpg210 ppm, very hard –
Bellevue
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 10 gpg171 ppm, hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Omaha
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 10 gpg171 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

Water softenersSizing a softener

Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

Carbon and chloramine filters

Not sure what you need?

Aqua knows these figures and Aquatell’s treatment charts, and can size a system for your home.

Softeners for Nebraska’s water

See them all