Clarks, Village Of, NE
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Clarks, Village Of
Clarks, Village Of serves about 369 people through 196 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Merrick County, Nebraska. EPA system ID: NE3112101; phone on file: 402-606-6017. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0.95 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Clarks, Village Of is 0.95 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0.95 ppb |
| 2018 | 0.95 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 576 Nebraska systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.55 ppb; 7 are over 15 ppb right now and 29 have gone over at some point. Clarks, Village Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 13th percentile in Nebraska and the 20th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Merrick County
4 other systems share Merrick County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Clarks, Village Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Central City, City Of | 3,000 | 1.2 ppb |
| Palmer, Village Of | 472 | 1.5 ppb |
| Silver Creek, Village Of | 449 | 2.7 ppb |
| Chapman, Village Of | 292 | 3.29 ppb |
Next steps for Clarks, NE
Look up your address in Clarks, Village Of's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Clarks, Village Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.