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Nowata tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Nowata. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Nowata is served by 7 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 7,101 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 772 violations across the community water system(s) serving Nowata, going back to the earliest EPA record. 423 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Nowata Municipal Authority
3,971 served · surface water · PWSID OK1021503 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 50 times between October 2015 and April 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.084 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 20 times between October 2014 and December 2017. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between February 1991 and June 1996. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between December 2015 and December 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 18 times between February 2016 and December 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2016. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2014 and July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between October 2014 and May 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Turbidity: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between December 1988 and March 1989. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 1984 and October 1986. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Consolidated Rwd #1 Nowata And Rogers Co
1,580 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005301 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2014 and July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Elm Bend Rwd Inc
600 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005309 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 16 times between October 2004 and April 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 141 times between October 2004 and January 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between July 1991 and May 1996. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (Pre-TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 1980. The EPA record lists a level of 40 ; the limit (MCL) is 1 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 33 times between July 2014 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between March 2008 and April 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 45 times between June 2015 and April 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 52 times between June 2019 and February 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2012 and July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 1993 and November 1993. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between July 1980 and September 1985. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Nowata Co Rwd #6
450 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005308 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 26 times between October 2014 and April 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 0.083 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between April 2018 and January 2020. The EPA record lists a level of 0.067 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Coliform (Pre-TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between June 1980 and June 1986. The EPA record lists a level of 3 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between June 1993 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 22 times between July 2012 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 15 times between December 2018 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 15 times between April 2015 and June 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between September 2018 and June 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 14 times between June 1980 and September 1985. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Nowata County Rwd # 3
225 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005302 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 49 times between April 2015 and October 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 0.083 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.061 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between July 1991 and July 1998. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (Pre-TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 1985. The EPA record lists a level of 2 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2014 and July 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in December 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between August 1981 and July 1984. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Nowata Co Rwd #2
205 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005303 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 46 times between January 2015 and January 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 0.087 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 7 times between April 2018 and January 2020. The EPA record lists a level of 0.065 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between March 1992 and July 1992. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (Pre-TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in September 1986. The EPA record lists a level of 9 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 12 times between January 1994 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 9 times between July 2010 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between October 2023 and May 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 17 times between September 2018 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between September 2018 and June 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between April 1992 and September 1992. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between October 1979 and January 1985. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Nowata Co Rwd #5
70 served · surface water · PWSID OK3005307 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 47 times between April 2015 and October 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 0.081 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.061 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2021 and April 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (Pre-TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 1981 and June 1983. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.