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Community Water System · PWS OK3006105

Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa)

Operator location McAlester, Oklahoma - 45% of 203 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 790 served per SDWIS.

790
People served (this PWS)
203
EPA violations (this PWS)
92
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa) standing, high SDWIS violation third

45% of 203 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 45% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #22,838 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa) sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (203), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (790; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 45% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#22,838 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#462 of 558
Population · OK
203
Total EPA violations on record
45%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
316
County
Pittsburg
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
91
Monitoring Violations
92
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 76 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 62 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2010
TTHM MR 11 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2025
Chlorine MR 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2009
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa) has 203 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 45% of this system's own violations are health-based (92 of 203), and it ranks #22,838 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

203 Higher than most more violations than 86% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFDoA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/16/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/16/2024 6.40 ppt 5.00 ppt Detected
ADONA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/16/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/16/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/16/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/16/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/16/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/3/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/3/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/3/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/3/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Pittsburg Co. RWD #11 (Kiowa)

92 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for OK3006105.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

203 violations · 790 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Pittsburg Co. RWD #11

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Oklahoma compares on the same EPA violation measures. Oklahoma systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater