Public water system · OK2005508
ActiveTinker Air Force Base
At a glance
Tinker Air Force Base (PWSID OK2005508) is an active community water system in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It reports serving 24,645 people through 1,103 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
24,645
Service connections
1,103
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tinker Air Force Base compare with other water systems in Oklahoma County?
By EPA's size categories, Tinker Air Force Base is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Oklahoma County has 113 active public water systems, and Tinker Air Force Base is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.1 times the county average of 7,828 people per system, and accounts for 2.8% of the 884,508 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oklahoma, the 1,254 active systems average 2,907 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Tinker Air Force Base is about 3.7 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Oklahoma has 864 active community water systems, 69% of the state's 1,254 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 701 Oklahoma systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Tinker Air Force Base?
EPA lists Tinker Air Force Base as owned by the federal government. The OK state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 113 active systems in Oklahoma County (0.9%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Tinker Air Force Base have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium), Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) and Gross Beta Particle Activity. EPA lists 12 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross Beta Particle Activitycode 4100 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Tinker Air Force Base: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tinker Air Force Base?
Tinker Air Force Base (PWSID OK2005508) is a community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.
How many people does Tinker Air Force Base serve?
Tinker Air Force Base reports serving 24,645 people through 1,103 service connections in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
Where does Tinker Air Force Base get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Tinker Air Force Base have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Tinker Air Force Base's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tinker Air Force Base's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tinker Air Force Base must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Oklahoma County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 644,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Edmond Pwa | Oklahoma | 79,408 | Community | Surface water |
| Midwest City | Oklahoma | 55,935 | Community | Surface water |
| Del City | Oklahoma | 22,128 | Community | Surface water |
| Bethany | Oklahoma | 20,307 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Deer Creek Rural Water Corp | Oklahoma | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Tinker Air Force Base, PWSID OK2005508, Oklahoma”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oklahoma/tinker-air-force-base-ok2005508 (data as of October 1, 2026).