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Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Water Systems
15
Population Served
666,353
Total Violations
1,073
288 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
71.5
Avg Violations per System
26.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
15 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
11.1%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (15)

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
Tulsa 413,000 32 Clean
Broken Arrow Municipal Authority 116,330 91 Detected
Sand Springs 28,774 85 Clean
Washington Co RWD #3 (New,#1) 25,375 37 Clean
Owasso 23,000 81 Clean
Bixby Public Works Authority 18,750 46 Clean
Jenks PWA 16,924 58 Clean
Glenpool Water 12,500 50 Clean
Collinsville 5,400 150 Clean
Water Improvement District #3 2,475 65 -
Tulsa Co W Imp Dist #14 1,400 31 -
Sperry 1,200 49 -
Riverbend MHP 500 118 -
Carriage Village 500 61 -
Bixby Estates 225 119 -

Other Counties in Oklahoma

Oklahoma County
121 systems · 889,384 served · 20,669 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
Canadian County
18 systems · 71,324 served · 3,380 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Tulsa County? ▼
Tulsa County has 1,073 total drinking water violations across 15 water systems, of which 288 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tulsa County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tulsa County serve approximately 666,353 people through 15 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tulsa County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Tulsa County, 1 had PFAS detected (11.1% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tulsa County? ▼
Water systems in Tulsa County use SW (15 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. 26.8% of Tulsa 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.