TAHLEQUAH PWA: EPA violation history, explained
TAHLEQUAH PWA 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: 14,458, over 7,972 connections.
TAHLEQUAH PWA's record against the rest of the country
28 total violations and 22 health-based ones put TAHLEQUAH PWA at the 94th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 824 of 12,903.
How TAHLEQUAH PWA compares within OK
TAHLEQUAH PWA's 22 health-based violations sit within 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
The last violation EPA has on record for TAHLEQUAH PWA is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TAHLEQUAH 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); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- 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 this data is and is not
This is what TAHLEQUAH 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. This record - 22 health-based violations on file for TAHLEQUAH PWA - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.