The results are in: Tulsa water is safe to drink.
The levels of elemental, microbial and treatment byproduct contamination found in Tulsa’s water last year were all well below EPA standards. Environmental Compliance Supervisor Cathey Gillingham said testing is a rigorous process, starting at the city’s two water treatment plants.
"We have the operators that are there and performing analysis at required times all during the day," Gillingham said. "My group goes out and does required testing in the distribution system."
More than 5,000 samples were analyzed for this year’s report, which is going out to utility customers this month. It's also available online.
Tulsa’s water comes from Lake Oologah, Lake Spavinaw and Lake Eucha. Tulsa’s water system pumps an average of 98 million gallons a day.
The city’s water treatment plants won a safe drinking water award in 2012 for surpassing drinking water standards.
