Is Forgan Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Beaver

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-04-30

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	8770 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8990 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	176.2 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 239 µg/L	35/40	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	11.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.23 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0111 mg/L 74% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Combined Uranium	5.35 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2016
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8.1095 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.49 pCi/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6.255 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 7.8 pCi/L	11/12	SYR4	2012–2016
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.4255 pCi/L 49% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.59 pCi/L	8/12	SYR4	2012–2016
TTHM	20.075 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 21.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	4.7 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	164.25 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 174 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	735 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 760 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.69 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	11.485 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	5.2 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	1.2 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/28	SYR4	2012–2019

41 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylbenzeneGlyphosateLassoLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FORGAN
Phone: 620-826-5164
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Forgan

Is Forgan tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Forgan'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 Forgan's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Forgan serve?

Forgan reports serving 532 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Forgan had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 65 violations on file for Forgan, of which 11 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.