Is Ardmore Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Carter

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

110

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-05-01 → 2024-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-05-01 → 2024-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-05-01 → 2024-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-05-01 → 2024-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-10-01 → 2020-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	103.19 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 167.2 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	22.145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	112/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	86.515 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 147 µg/L	112/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	77.545 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 214.27 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	73.96 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 104 µg/L	85/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42 µg/L	71/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	45.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62 µg/L	58/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.7 µg/L	57/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.22 µg/L	25/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00067 mg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2026
Nitrate-Nitrite	525 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.361 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.35 µg/L	15/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.745 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.75 µg/L	11/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.8915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.93 µg/L	8/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.404 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.41 µg/L	4/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.6765 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.76 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.4705 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.67 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
2,4-D	0.1600 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2018–2019
Barium	62.8 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Combined Uranium	1.68 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloromethane	0.6000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	390 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

67 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DiquatEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaLassoMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ARDMORE
Phone: 580-221-2546
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ardmore

Is Ardmore tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Ardmore's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Ardmore's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Copper, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ardmore serve?

Ardmore reports serving 24,893 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Ardmore had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 110 violations on file for Ardmore, of which 81 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.