Is PURCELL's water safe to drink?

PURCELL has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 6,693 people through 4,147 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PURCELL ranks 7,831th by violation burden (39th percentile) - 20 violations total, 1 health-based.

Against the OK average

Among the 240 OK systems in this dataset, the average is 39.5 health-based violations - PURCELL's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

PURCELL's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-12-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 1991-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.

The concern categories on record

PURCELL'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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What PURCELL's record does not cover

This is what PURCELL 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 20 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.