Is Purcell Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-02-01 → 1991-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-24

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
Copper	133.8 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 282 µg/L	57/63	SYR4	2013–2017
Fluoride	920 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 930 µg/L	55/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.9276 pCi/L 39% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.24 pCi/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	7.696 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 8.08 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.524 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.62 pCi/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	8/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.3545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	8/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	17.18 pCi/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 19 pCi/L	8/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.952 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	7/13	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	10.17 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	170 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	460.2 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 477 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	18.505 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	48.495 µg/L 323% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 50.6 µg/L	2/63	SYR4	2013–2017
Selenium	6.235 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	15.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	7 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019

69 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PURCELL
Phone: 405-527-6561
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Purcell

Is Purcell tap water safe to drink?

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

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Fluoride, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Combined Uranium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Purcell serve?

Purcell reports serving 6,693 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Purcell had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 69 violations on file for Purcell, of which 1 is 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.