Is Howard Mcleod Correctional Center Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Atoka

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	374.35 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 480 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	27.281 µg/L 182% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 59.11 µg/L	15/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	566 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00050 mg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	4.907 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.36 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	13.388 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.81 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.4025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.61 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.372 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.43 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.1405 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.16 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	16.8755 pCi/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 19.1 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	14.87 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.7 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.3385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.41 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.7145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.77 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.1025 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.12 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	1.62 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Barium	99 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Selenium	1.54 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Thallium, Total	0.6490 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.46 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

35 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HOWARD MCLEOD CORR CENTER
Phone: 580-889-6651
Email: jim.farris@doc.ok.gov

Frequently asked questions about Howard Mcleod Correctional Center

Is Howard Mcleod Correctional Center tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Howard Mcleod Correctional Center's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Howard Mcleod Correctional Center's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Howard Mcleod Correctional Center serve?

Howard Mcleod Correctional Center reports serving 825 people in Oklahoma, per its EPA record.

Has Howard Mcleod Correctional Center had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 52 violations on file for Howard Mcleod Correctional Center, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.