Question 1

Is Howard McLeod Correctional Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Howard McLeod Correctional Center (PWS ID: OK2000304) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 825 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Howard McLeod Correctional Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Howard McLeod Correctional Center serves 825 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Atoka or any other city). It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 32 service connections. The operator address is listed in Atoka, Oklahoma.

Question 3

What type of violations does Howard McLeod Correctional Center have?

Accepted Answer

Howard McLeod Correctional Center has 62 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Howard McLeod Correctional Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Howard McLeod Correctional Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Howard McLeod Correctional Center use?

Accepted Answer

Howard McLeod Correctional Center uses Groundwater 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

Where does Howard McLeod Correctional Center sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Howard McLeod Correctional Center ranks #22,086 of 29,740 by people served, and #448 of 558 in Oklahoma. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Howard McLeod Correctional Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Howard McLeod Correctional Center has 62 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 37% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 62% of that cohort has fewer violations than Howard McLeod Correctional Center. 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	6	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	2	2024
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	2	2024
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	2001

Howard McLeod Correctional Center

Howard McLeod Correctional Center standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Howard McLeod Correctional Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints