Is Norwood, OK tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Norwood have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Oklahoma’s records: Fort Gibson and Wagoner Co. RWD #7 (New).
Fort Gibson, 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 Norwood’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma · serves 4,700 people · about 290 in Norwood
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cherokee Co. RWD #11
Oklahoma · serves 3,395 people · about 240 in Norwood
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Wagoner Co. RWD #7 (New)
Oklahoma · serves 1,110 people · under 100 in Norwood
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 89 ppb, above the legal limit.
24 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Norwood
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 Norwood: 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 Norwood
Other towns in Cherokee County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Fort Gibson’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