Claremore Water Company

Municipal water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small traces of certain contaminants. The presence of these substances doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk. Additional information about contaminants and potential health effects is available through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

Sources of tap water (both municipal and bottled) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels across land surfaces or through underground layers, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive materials, and can pick up substances resulting from animal or human activities:

• Microbial contaminants such as viruses and bacteria from sewage treatment facilities, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants like salts and metals occurring naturally or from urban runoff, wastewater discharges, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential usage
• Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile compounds from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, urban runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants that occur naturally or result from oil/gas production and mining activities

To ensure tap water safety, EPA establishes regulations limiting contaminant levels in public water systems. FDA regulations set similar limits for bottled water to provide equivalent public health protection.

1. Where does Claremore water come from?
   Claremore supplies surface water to Claremore, Oklahoma.
2. Does Claremore test its tap water?
   Yes. Like every public water system, Claremore must test its water under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and publish an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). Ask the utility for the latest report or look for it on its website.
3. How do I contact Claremore?
   Call 918-341-1325 or visit 104 Muskogee, Claremore, OK 74017, or use the contact options on the utility’s website.
4. Does Claremore water contain lead?
   Water usually leaves the treatment plant without lead. Lead can enter tap water from older service lines, solder and brass fixtures inside homes, especially when water sits in the pipes. Run the tap before drinking if water has been sitting, and ask the utility about lead testing and service line records.
5. Is Claremore water hard?
   Hardness depends on the source and changes over time. The annual water quality report lists hardness, or you can test it at home. If it is above about 7 grains per gallon, a water softener sized to your measured hardness will stop scale and spotting.