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Is Gideon, OK tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Gideon, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 2 utilities serving Gideon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Tahlequah Pwa.

Tahlequah Pwa, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 44 ppb, above the legal limit.

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 Gideon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Gideon

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Oklahoma certifies.

TapBuff hasn’t read Oklahoma’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.

Certified labs, state by state

ZIP codes in Gideon

Which ZIP codes are in Gideon: 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 Gideon

Other towns in Cherokee County with a page of their own.

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