Is Marlow, OK tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Marlow have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Stephens Co RWD #5 and Marlow Municipal Authority.
Stephens Co RWD #5, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 106 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. 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 Marlow’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Stephens Co RWD #5
Oklahoma · serves 6,426 people · about 150 in Marlow
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 106 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Marlow Municipal Authority
Oklahoma · serves 4,600 people · under 100 in Marlow
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 50.1 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 Stephens Co RWD #5’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), 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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Arsenic
Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Arsenic
Water testing near Marlow
TapBuff hasn’t read Oklahoma’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateZIP codes in Marlow
Which ZIP codes are in Marlow: 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 Marlow
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Stephens Co RWD #5’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