Lyons water: City posts Consumer Confidence Report for 2025—lead/copper guide
Lyons NE residents can read the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report and focus on the lead/copper table—plus practical steps if you’re worried at home.
The City of Lyons has posted its Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for 2025, which covers January 1 through December 31, 2025. If you’re short on time, the most useful section for residents is the lead and copper table—because it’s where you can see the key compliance numbers the City reports for system testing.
Quick start: where to find the Lyons CCR 2025
Start at the City of Lyons Water Quality Report page, then open Consumer Confidence Report 2025. The CCR also lists City contacts if you want help or a hard copy.
What a Consumer Confidence Report is (and when to expect it)
Consumer Confidence Reports are the annual drinking-water quality updates community water systems send to customers. The EPA explains that reports must be sent each year by July 1, and they’re designed to summarize where the water comes from, what monitoring found, and how the system responds when issues are detected.
Where Lyons drinking water comes from
In the CCR, the City states that the source of drinking water is ground water (groundwater wells). The Nebraska Drinking Water Branch’s system details for Lyons also describe groundwater as the primary source.
Lead and copper: how to read the table
The CCR’s lead/copper section shows the monitoring period, a 90th percentile value (a “high-end” statistic from the sampling set), the action level (AL), and how many sampling sites were over that AL.
Important context: even though this is the CCR for calendar year 2025, the lead/copper monitoring period listed in the report is 2023–2025.
- COPPER, FREE: 90th percentile 0.274 ppm (range 0.0246–0.28 ppm); AL 1.3 ppm; 0 sites over AL
- LEAD: 90th percentile 1.94 ppb (range 0–7 ppb); AL 15 ppb; 0 sites over AL
For many residents, the headline takeaway is the same for both contaminants: 0 sites over the action level. Still, it’s a system-level compliance indicator—not a guarantee about every individual home’s internal plumbing. (Lead in drinking water is often linked to service lines and home plumbing materials.)
What the CCR says about violations in the 2025 calendar year
The CCR states: “No Violations Occurred in the Calendar Year of 2025.” In other words, the City reported no drinking-water regulation violations for calendar year 2025—while the lead/copper sampling period reflected in the lead/copper table is 2023–2025.
If you’re worried about lead at your home: practical steps
The CCR includes lead education and at-home actions residents can take. The City emphasizes that it can’t control the variety of plumbing materials inside individual homes, so residents share responsibility for reducing risk from home plumbing.
- Flush before drinking: run your tap for several minutes. The CCR also notes flushing through everyday uses such as taking a shower and doing laundry or dish loads.
- Consider certified filtration: use a filter certified by an ANSI-accredited certifier to reduce lead in drinking water.
- Get testing if you want answers: the CCR lists City contacts for residents who want their water tested.
In the CCR, the City lists Jesse Raabe (402-870-1001) for more information about the report, and Terry L. Ueding (402-870-0612) as the contact if you’re concerned about lead testing.
Where to go next
For relocators, renters, and homeowners with older pipes, the CCR can be a starting point—especially because it also notes that the City prepared a lead service line inventory (linked in the CCR).
Sources
- Lyons CCR 2025 PDF (lead/copper table + home guidance)
- EPA CCR basics (sent by July 1; what CCRs cover)
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