Is Billings Pwa Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

270

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-05-01 → 2022-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-05-01 → 2022-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-05-01 → 2022-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-05-01 → 2022-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-09-21 → 1993-12-20
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-03-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30

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
Copper	238.4 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 276 µg/L	17/20	SYR4	2013–2017
Lead	0.0127 mg/L 85% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2020
Nitrate-Nitrite	907 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 970 µg/L	10/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.71 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Uranium	20.84 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.284 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2018
Dibromochloromethane	8.466 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.94 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2014–2018
TTHM	18.54 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 19.3 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.284 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.754 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.82 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3876 pCi/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.3940 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.7665 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.77 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2015
Nitrate	600 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Arsenic	2.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Barium	246 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Chloroform	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Fluoride	310 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.38 pCi/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2015
Selenium	5.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

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, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylbenzeneGlyphosateLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BILLINGS PWA
Phone: 580-725-3345
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Billings Pwa

Is Billings Pwa tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Billings Pwa'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 Billings Pwa's water?

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

How many people does Billings Pwa serve?

Billings Pwa reports serving 436 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Billings Pwa had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 270 violations on file for Billings Pwa, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.