Is Gene Autry, OK tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 3 utilities serving Gene Autry have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Ardmore, Southern Okla Water Corp and Lone Grove.
Ardmore, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.8 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Gene Autry’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Ardmore
Oklahoma · serves 24,893 people · about 310 in Gene Autry
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.8 ppb, above the health goal.
8 health-based violations since 2016
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Southern Okla Water Corp
Oklahoma · serves 11,250 people · about 160 in Gene Autry
2 results above the legal limit, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 80.5 ppb, above the legal limit.
91 health-based violations since 2016
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Lone Grove
Oklahoma · serves 4,863 people · under 100 in Gene Autry
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 18.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Ardmore’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Water testing near Gene Autry
TapBuff hasn’t read Oklahoma’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateWhich ZIP codes are in Gene Autry: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.
Near Gene Autry
Other towns in Carter County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Ardmore’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water