Is Krebs, OK tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Krebs have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Adamson RWD #8 and McAlester Pwa.
Adamson RWD #8, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 111 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 Krebs’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Adamson RWD #8
Oklahoma · serves 4,221 people · under 100 in Krebs
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 111 ppb, above the legal limit.
39 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
McAlester Pwa
Oklahoma · serves 18,206 people · under 100 in Krebs
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 61.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
47 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Adamson RWD #8’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System (87340)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Water testing near Krebs
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 Krebs: 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 Krebs
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Adamson RWD #8’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water