Okemah, OK tap water
Supplied mostly by Okemah Utilities Authority, 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 detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Okemah Utilities Authority, which supplies Okfuskee Co. RWD #2; Okemah Utilities Authority, which supplies Okfuskee Co. RWD #3 (2012).
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 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment; Okemah Utilities Authority, which supplies Okfuskee Co. RWD #2, measured before treatment; Okemah Utilities Authority, which supplies Okfuskee Co. RWD #3, measured before treatment (2012–2019).
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Who supplies Okemah, OK
Okemah Utilities Authority
Serves 66% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
Okfuskee Co. RWD #2
Serves 25% of residents · Buys water from Okemah Utilities Authority · Chlorine
Okfuskee Co. RWD #3
Serves 9% of residents · Buys water from Okemah Utilities Authority · 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.
Tap water lookup covers US cities only for now. Want to know why it matters? Read our story on tap water.
Compiled by Shoal & Stem from public records. Free to cite with a link.