Is Altus Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

487

health-based violations

559

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0055 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFHXS	0.0033 µg/L	2/4	2025

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	211.45 µg/L 264% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 279 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	43.615 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56.9 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	996.75 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1180 µg/L	130/140	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	46.37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60.5 µg/L	123/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	90.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 125 µg/L	123/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	82.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 108 µg/L	123/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	26.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.1 µg/L	119/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.4 µg/L	113/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	36.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 55.3 µg/L	111/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	630.6 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1340 µg/L	90/91	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	685 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 850 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.7825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	76/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15.264 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.6 µg/L	42/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2024
Lead	97.6 µg/L 651% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 113 µg/L	12/91	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	2959 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3310 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	210 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2013
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.749 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.78 µg/L	2/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2025

77 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-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ALTUS
Phone: 580-481-2270
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Altus

Is Altus tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Altus'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 Altus's water?

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

How many people does Altus serve?

Altus reports serving 18,717 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Altus had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 559 violations on file for Altus, of which 487 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.