Vinita Utilities Authority, OK
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Vinita Utilities Authority serves about 6,472 people through 3,500 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Craig County, Oklahoma. EPA system ID: OK1021611; phone on file: 918-256-6468. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Vinita Utilities Authority's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Vinita Utilities Authority is 1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Vinita Utilities Authority compares
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. Vinita Utilities Authority's 1 ppb sits at the 54th percentile in Oklahoma and the 55th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Craig County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Vinita Utilities Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Co Rwd #2 | 4,250 | 1.4 ppb |
| Ketchum Pwa | 4,025 | 1.5 ppb |
| Craig Co Rws & Swmd #3 | 1,100 | 0 (not detected) |
| Welch Pwa | 800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ironside Water District Inc | 392 | 0 (not detected) |
| Craig Co Rwd #1 | 315 | 2.7 ppb |
| Big Cabin Pwa | 293 | 0 (not detected) |
| Blue Jacket Pwa | 274 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Vinita Water Coop Inc | 162 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Vinita, OK
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Vinita, OK may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Vinita Utilities Authority 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.