Is PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT's water safe to drink?
PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 5,230, over 2,669 connections.
How this compares nationally
324 total violations and 76 health-based ones put PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT at the 99th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 130 of 12,903.
Against the OK average
PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT's 76 health-based violations sit above the OK average of 39.5, across 240 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.
The concern categories on record
PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT'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: Chlorite; 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 PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PERRY WATER & LIGHT DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 324 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.