Is Limestone, OK tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Limestone have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Rogers Co RWD # 3 Lake Plant and Owasso.
Washington Co RWD #3 (New,#1), which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Limestone’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Washington Co RWD #3 (New,#1)
Oklahoma · serves 25,375 people · about 530 in Limestone
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Rogers Co RWD # 3 Lake Plant
Oklahoma · serves 10,470 people · about 410 in Limestone
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 66.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
21 health-based violations since 2016
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Owasso
Oklahoma · serves 23,000 people · about 340 in Limestone
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Rogers Co RWD # 5
Oklahoma · serves 11,782 people · about 210 in Limestone
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rogers Co RWD # 8
Oklahoma · serves 3,375 people · under 100 in Limestone
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Limestone
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 Limestone: 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 Limestone
Other towns in Rogers County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Washington Co RWD #3 (New,#1)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water