Shoal & Stem

Holdenville, OK tap water

Supplied mostly by Holdenville, plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.

Disinfectant

Chlorine

Your water is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.

Safety for fish and shrimp

Nitrate (NO₃)

Not published yet

We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.

Water chemistry

General hardness

Not published yet

We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.

Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)

56–84 ppm

Typical 84 ppm

Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.

From EPA monitoring data; Holdenville and Wewoka Public Works Authority, which supplies Hughes Co. RWD #5; Holdenville, which supplies Hughes Co. RWD #3 (2012–2013).

pH

Supplier's figure

7.7–8.4

Typical 7.9

Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.

From the utility that supplies yours: Wewoka Public Works Authority, which supplies Hughes Co. RWD #5 (2012).

  • Holdenville, Hughes Co. RWD #5 and Hughes Co. RWD #3 soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.

Who supplies Holdenville, OK

  • Holdenville

    Serves 48% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine

  • Hughes Co. RWD #5

    Serves 39% of residents · Buys water from Holdenville · Chlorine

  • Hughes Co. RWD #3

    Serves 13% of residents · Buys water from Holdenville · Chlorine

Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.

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