Question 1

Is Lenapah Public Works Authority water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Lenapah Public Works Authority (PWS ID: OK1021501) has 520 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 298 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Lenapah Public Works Authority serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Lenapah Public Works Authority serves 298 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Lenapah or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 145 service connections. The operator address is listed in Lenapah, Oklahoma.

Question 3

What type of violations does Lenapah Public Works Authority have?

Accepted Answer

Lenapah Public Works Authority has 520 total violations: 422 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 69 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Lenapah Public Works Authority water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Lenapah Public Works Authority under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Lenapah Public Works Authority use?

Accepted Answer

Lenapah Public Works Authority uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Lenapah Public Works Authority's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Lenapah Public Works Authority has 520 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 4% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 96% of that cohort has fewer violations than Lenapah Public Works Authority. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
TTHM	MCL	312	2023
CARBON, TOTAL	TT	51	2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	32	2005
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	17	2020
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	14	2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	10	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	9	1998
CARBON, TOTAL	MR	8	2004
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	7	2017
TTHM	MR	6	2023
Chlorine	MR	5	2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	5	2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	4	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2013
Atrazine	MR	3	2013
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	1999
2,4-D	MR	2	2011
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	1997

Lenapah Public Works Authority

Lenapah Public Works Authority standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Lenapah Public Works Authority

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load