Question 1

Is North Blaine Water Corp water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

North Blaine Water Corp (PWS ID: OK2000606) has 947 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 960 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does North Blaine Water Corp serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that North Blaine Water Corp serves 960 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Okeene or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,032 service connections. The operator address is listed in Okeene, Oklahoma.

Question 3

What type of violations does North Blaine Water Corp have?

Accepted Answer

North Blaine Water Corp has 947 total violations: 854 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in North Blaine Water Corp water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for North Blaine Water Corp under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does North Blaine Water Corp use?

Accepted Answer

North Blaine Water Corp 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 North Blaine Water Corp sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), North Blaine Water Corp ranks #20,252 of 29,740 by people served, and #407 of 558 in Oklahoma. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does North Blaine Water Corp's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

North Blaine Water Corp has 947 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 1% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 99% of that cohort has fewer violations than North Blaine Water Corp. 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
Nitrate-Nitrite	MCL	550	2017
Nitrate	MCL	300	2002
Coliform (TCR)	MR	28	2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	10	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2003
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2010
E. COLI	MR	3	2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2014
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2014
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2014
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2014
Toluene	MR	2	2014
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2014
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2014
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2014
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2014
Benzene	MR	2	2014
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2014
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2014
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2014
Styrene	MR	2	2014
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2014
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2014
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2014

North Blaine Water Corp

North Blaine Water Corp standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on North Blaine Water Corp

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints