Community Water System · PWS OK2002416

Garber Municipal Authority

Garber, Oklahoma 73738 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 725 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

725
People served: 345
EPA violations: 204
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 345 drinking-water violations at Garber Municipal Authority, 59% of them health-based - above the Oklahoma per-system average.

345
Total EPA violations on record: 59%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 725
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Garber Municipal Authority

Garber Municipal Authority is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 725 residents in Garber, Oklahoma (Garfield County) through 458 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 345 total violations for this system , of which 204 (59%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 111 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Carbon tetrachloride, recorded in 167 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Oklahoma, EPA tracks 1,262 public water systems serving 3,699,452 people, with 336,706 cumulative violations and 113,804 health-based violations on record. About 98% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 266.8 violations. Statewide, 101 of 166 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.8%).

Garber Municipal Authority's 345 violations sit above the Oklahoma average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served

725

Total Violations

345

Health-Based Violations

204

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 458
County: Garfield
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 204
Monitoring Violations: 111
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Carbon tetrachloride	MCL	167	2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	MCL	35	2016
Chlorine	MR	9	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	1998
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
Toluene	MR	4	2001
Styrene	MR	4	2001
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2021
Benzene	MR	4	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
TTHM	MR	4	2021
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	2	1992
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	1	2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Garber Municipal Authority.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID OK2002416 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Oklahoma Drinking Water Authority

Oklahoma's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find OK regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest)	Contaminant	Category	Count	EPA Record
2021	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2456
2021	TTHM	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2950
2017	Carbon tetrachloride	MCL	167	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2982
2016	Nitrate-Nitrite	MCL	35	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 1038
2016	Chlorine	MR	9	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 0999
2013	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	1	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 7000
2001	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2378
2001	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2968
2001	Vinyl chloride	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2976
2001	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2979
2001	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2982
2001	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2987
2001	CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2989
2001	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2964
2001	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / OK2002416 / 2969

How Garber Municipal Authority Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric	Garber Municipal Authority	Oklahoma avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	345	266.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	204	90.2	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	None	60.8%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	725	2,931	Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,262 regulated public water systems in Oklahoma.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼

Contaminant	Federal MCL / Action Level	Note
Lead	0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L)	Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic	0.010 mg/L (10 ppb)	Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform	Treatment technique (RTCR)	Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS)	4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule)	Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Garber Municipal Authority water safe to drink? ▼

Garber Municipal Authority (PWS ID: OK2002416) has 345 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 725 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Garber Municipal Authority serve? ▼

Garber Municipal Authority serves 725 people in Garber, Oklahoma. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 458 service connections.

What type of violations does Garber Municipal Authority have? ▼

Garber Municipal Authority has 345 total violations: 204 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 111 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Garber Municipal Authority water? ▼

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

What water source does Garber Municipal Authority use? ▼

Garber Municipal Authority uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Where does this data come from? ▼

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.

Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.