Public water system record
Lawton
Serves Lawton, Comanche County, OK · 92,757 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Lawton in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Lawton draws water from 3 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, July 2006.
- Record on file since 1991, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 27,167 unknown out of 32,613 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Lawton go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 7 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Bromate, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Lawton between 2003 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Bromate |
| Apr 11, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (1 health-based): Bromate |
| Dec 29, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jun 24, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Nov 16, 2004 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 8, 2003 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Feb 4, 2003 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
Lawton draws water from 3 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 11 other community water systems buy water from Lawton. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Lawton.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Clemmer Water Association Lawton, OK
- Comanche Co RWD #1 Lawton, OK
- Fort Sill Hqusafacfs Fort Still, OK
- Geronimo Geronimo, OK
- Hwy 7 East Water Assn Lawton, OK
- Medicine Park Medicine Park, OK
- Pecan Valley RWD Lawton, OK
- Southeast Water Association Lawton, OK
- Sunnyside Water Assoc Lawton, OK
- Valley View Estates Homeowners Assoc Lawton, OK
- Valley View Water Association Lawton, OK
Annual water quality report
Lawton 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
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Oklahoma.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells