Water testing in Lancaster County, NE

Local water testing: Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Environmental Public Health, Water Quality Program. Price not posted.

Well water

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Water Wells Program

Price not posted

  • Bacteria
  • Nitrate

No action needed to enroll: as part of the Health Department's ongoing well program (since the 1930s), all wells in the jurisdiction are inspected annually and a water sample is taken by the department; call the Water Quality Program at 402-441-8002 for more information.

Who can use it: Water well owners within Lincoln city limits and its three-mile jurisdiction, Lancaster County, Nebraska

  • Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Water Quality Program, 555 South 10th Street, Lincoln · 402-441-8002

Checked October 2, 2026. Report a change

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