Is MCALESTER PWA's water safe to drink?
MCALESTER PWA had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 18,206 people get their water from it, across 7,545 connections.
MCALESTER PWA's record against the rest of the country
MCALESTER PWA has 202 violations on record in total, 179 of thems health-based - ranking it 18th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 100th percentile nationally.
Against the OK average
Among the 240 OK systems in this dataset, the average is 39.5 health-based violations - MCALESTER PWA's 179 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MCALESTER PWA's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.
The concern categories on record
MCALESTER PWA's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What MCALESTER PWA's record does not cover
This is what MCALESTER PWA reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 202 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.