Panhandle State University, OK
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2017-2019). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Panhandle State University at a glance
Panhandle State University serves about 1,200 people through 123 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Texas County, Oklahoma. EPA system ID: OK2007002; phone on file: 580-349-1590. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is down 2.1 ppb from 2.1 ppb in the period ending 2016. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Panhandle State University is 2.1 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 2.1 ppb |
Against other Oklahoma systems
Of the 870 Oklahoma systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.81 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 66 have gone over at some point. Panhandle State University's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 28th percentile in Oklahoma and the 28th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Texas County
9 other systems share Texas County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Panhandle State University. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Guymon | 11,442 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hooker | 1,788 | 0 (not detected) |
| Goodwell | 1,198 | 0 (not detected) |
| Texhoma | 935 | 1.2 ppb |
| Tyrone | 880 | 2.8 ppb |
| Optima | 400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hardesty Utilities | 277 | 0 (not detected) |
| Texas County Rwd #1 | 135 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mason Trailer Park | 50 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Panhandle State University's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Panhandle State University whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.