Research hydrogeologist ensuring safe drinking water in Northeast Nebraska

Research hydrogeologist ensuring safe drinking water in Northeast Nebraska

Years of testing go into turning on a tap and getting a clear glass of water, and teams from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln help make it happen.

Our Dirty Water: Emails reveal Nebraska leaders cast doubt on nitrate research - Flatwater Free Press

In 2022, University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers published a study showing a correlation between rural areas with high levels of nitrate in water and high rates of childhood cancer.  That study drew suspicion from an interesting source: the state’s top drinking water administrator, Sue Dempsey.  In an email to colleagues at the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, including its then-director Jim Macy, Dempsey cast doubt on th…