Is Newkirk Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

161

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-11
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-11

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
Dibromochloromethane	37.415 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48.3 µg/L	52/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.3 µg/L	51/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	31.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.1 µg/L	51/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.2 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.4 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.9 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	83.03 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	50/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.837 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.39 µg/L	43/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.64 µg/L	41/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	471.2 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1690 µg/L	39/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.42 µg/L	21/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	510 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.342 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.45 µg/L	9/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	4.78 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 4.84 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.993 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.06 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	221.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 224 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.03985 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.07 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.4480 pCi/L 3% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.4500 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	250 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017

31 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneLeadMercuryMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CITY OF NEWKIRK
Phone: 580-362-2117
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Newkirk

Is Newkirk tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Newkirk serve?

Newkirk reports serving 2,243 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Newkirk had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 161 violations on file for Newkirk, of which 51 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.