Is Woodward Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-05-01 → 1999-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-06-01 → 1997-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-06-01 → 1994-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-03-01 → 1993-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-05-01 → 1992-05-31

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	309 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 914 µg/L	273/274	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	4800 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5930 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	23.04 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	37/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.952 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.92 µg/L	28/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.893 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.11 µg/L	27/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	9.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	22/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.01 pCi/L	18/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.4985 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 pCi/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.86 µg/L	17/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.05 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.45 pCi/L	17/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Barium	197.4 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 258 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Uranium	3.217 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 4.09 µg/L	10/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	279.135 µg/L 1861% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 450 µg/L	10/274	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	242 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.201 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.67 µg/L	8/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.471 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.54 µg/L	7/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.851 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.13 µg/L	7/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	7.25 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	6/20	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	19.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	UCMR-5	2025
Selenium	9.275 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2012–2017

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WOODWARD, CITY OF
Phone: 580-256-2280
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Woodward

Is Woodward tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Woodward serve?

Woodward reports serving 15,000 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Woodward had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 52 violations on file for Woodward, of which 10 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.