Water Treatment Water Quality

Water Quality Parameters

In addition to the general water quality parameters listed in the table above, the City publishes an annual Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report), listing the maximum observed value for several regulated contaminants as well as information on the sources of our water, the treatment process, water conservation tips, etc. You can

request a copy of this report by calling the Water Treatment Plant at (405) 321-2182, or can view it on-line in pdf format.

In operating the plant, we conduct numerous tests on the water we produce, both for control of the plant and for reporting to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. We run a series of tests every two hours, including alkalinity, pH, hardness, fluoride residual, chlorine residual, and turbidity on the incoming water, the finished water, and at several steps throughout the treatment process. We perform other tests twice per day, such as chlorides, water temperature, and stability. Every day we test water from the distribution system for fluoride and chlorine residuals. We test 90 samples per month for bacterial contamination. In addition to the tests we perform the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality tests samples on a regular basis for other parameters we cannot test here. These include heavy metals (such as lead, copper, arsenic, etc.), volatile or synthetic organic chemicals, and disinfection by-products. We go to every effort to ensure that the water we produce is safe and available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.