Question 1

Is Spavinaw water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Spavinaw (PWS ID: OK1021616) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 432 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Spavinaw serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Spavinaw serves 432 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Spavinaw or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 292 service connections. The operator address is listed in Spavinaw, Oklahoma.

Question 3

What type of violations does Spavinaw have?

Accepted Answer

Spavinaw has 87 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 20 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Spavinaw water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Spavinaw under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Spavinaw use?

Accepted Answer

Spavinaw 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 Spavinaw's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Spavinaw has 87 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 30% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 70% of that cohort has fewer violations than Spavinaw. 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	16	2010
Coliform (TCR)	MR	7	1998
2,4-D	MR	4	2008
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	4	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001

Spavinaw

Spavinaw standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Spavinaw

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load