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Ardmore

Serves Ardmore and Gene Autry, Carter County, OK · 24,893 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ardmore in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • OK1010814
  • ARDMORE
  • OK
  • 24,893 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 73402
EPA system ID OK1010814

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Ardmore draws water from 5 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, July 2024.
  • Record on file since 1989, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9,495 unknown out of 11,921 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 May 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1989

EPA's records for Ardmore go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (19 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 9 2
2000s 8 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1989 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 16 formal enforcement actions against Ardmore between 1997 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 9, 2024 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 8, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Jul 7, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 12, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 26, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 29, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Oct 30, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Jan 9, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 1, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 9, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 25, 2013 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Oct 27, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Sep 9, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 25, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 30, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Apr 15, 1997 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

4 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Ardmore draws water from 5 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Ardmore.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Ardmore must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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