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Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Water Systems
22
Population Served
50,811
Total Violations
9,873
6,949 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
448.8
Avg Violations per System
70.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
22 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
60.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Pittsburg Oklahoma water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (22)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
McAlester PWA 18,206 984 Clean
Longtown Rw&sd #1 (Pittsburg Co.) 5,444 375 Clean
Adamson RWD #8 4,221 232 Clean
Hartshorne 2,300 384 -
Pittsburg Co. PWA (Crowder) 2,203 786 -
Krebs Utility Authority 2,051 397 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #7 (Arpelar) 2,040 261 -
Indianola RWD #18 2,000 84 -
US Army Ammunition Plant 1,872 96 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #5 1,750 398 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #14 1,680 1,023 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #16 1,268 145 Detected
Quinton 1,071 131 -
Haileyville 889 304 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #9 (Mcalester) 872 116 -
Savanna 800 109 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa) 790 203 Detected
Kiowa 731 900 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #6 (Alderson) 300 97 -
Pittsburg 280 1,230 -
Pittsburg Co. RWD #20 (Carlton Landing) 38 59 -
Pittsburg Co. Water Authority 5 1,559 -

Other Counties in Oklahoma

Oklahoma County
121 systems · 889,384 served · 20,669 violations
Tulsa County
15 systems · 666,353 served · 1,073 violations
Cleveland County
73 systems · 216,341 served · 8,560 violations
Comanche County
25 systems · 137,288 served · 5,160 violations
Payne County
22 systems · 87,559 served · 2,865 violations
Rogers County
15 systems · 75,204 served · 2,062 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Pittsburg County? ▼
Pittsburg County has 9,873 total drinking water violations across 22 water systems, of which 6,949 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pittsburg County systems? ▼
Water systems in Pittsburg County serve approximately 50,811 people through 22 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pittsburg County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Pittsburg County, 3 had PFAS detected (60.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Pittsburg County? ▼
Water systems in Pittsburg County use SW (22 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 70.4% of Pittsburg County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.