Water Utility

Waurika Public Works Authority

Location Waurika, Oklahoma,
OK
Serves 2,100
Source Surface water
PWS ID OK1011201

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 45.1 ppb No Legal Limit
751x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 5.61 ppb No Legal Limit
11x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 41.2 ppb No Legal Limit
103x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 10.3 ppb No Legal Limit
343x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 38.5 ppb No Legal Limit
385x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 22.1 ppb No Legal Limit
111x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 54.6 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
546x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.96 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
19x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 130.3 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 19.4 ppb No Legal Limit
194x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 1.82 ppb Legal Limit: 20 ppb
4.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.43 ppb
This Utility: 0.591 ppb Legal Limit: 200 ppb
This Utility: 2.01 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 0.773 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb
This Utility: 0.0933 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 10 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+4 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

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Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Dalapon
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid
Nitrate and nitrite

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