Porum Tap Water Quality Report
Porum's water has 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
PORUM PWA
People Served
5,000
Health-based violations since 2020
1
PORUM PWA. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Dec 2024 · PORUM PWA
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Porum Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Porum's water has 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
PORUM PWA, Porum's water system, serves 5,000 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for PORUM PWA is from Dec 2024.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Oklahoma
Porum Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Porum, OK
We read Porum, OK’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 68 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Porum's water
PORUM PWA
PWSID OK1020302
No fluoride level in our data for PORUM PWA. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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Recommended Water Filters for Porum
Based on Porum's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Verify Your Water Quality with Independent Testing
With 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file, independent laboratory testing provides a second opinion and can track changes over time.
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
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Advanced Microplastics Test
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With 3 contaminants above health guidelines, you may want to explore water purification options. Learn how to make distilled water at home for applications like humidifiers, CPAP machines, and baby formula.
What Porum's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Porum includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Porum, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Porum? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Muskogee County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Porum
Porum's tap water has an estimated 8.1 grains per gallon (138.0 mg/L, county sampling in Muskogee County) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 8.1 gpg water in Porum — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Oklahoma as a whole, read water softener cost in Oklahoma — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Porum Tap Water
Porum's water has 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records a health-based violation for PORUM PWA that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jul 2022): Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), which began on July 1, 2024. Every such result predates it; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Dec 2024) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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