Public water system record

Sapulpa

Serves Sapulpa, Creek County, OK · 19,702 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Sapulpa in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK1020404
  • SAPULPA
  • OK
  • 19,702 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 74066
EPA system ID OK1020404

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Sapulpa draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, September 2022.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 65 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 4,652 unknown out of 5,655 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Sapulpa go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 65 health-based violations (55 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 14 0
1990s 16 4
2000s 22 17
2010 to October 18, 2016 13 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 65 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
Oct 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)
Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 2012 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Oct 1, 2009 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, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Sep 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jun 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Feb 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Nov 1, 1996 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jan 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 1994 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 1994 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jun 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jan 1, 1990 Resolved

15 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 29 formal enforcement actions against Sapulpa between 1986 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 29, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 29, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 3, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 7, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 20, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 12, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Feb 23, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 56 violations (45 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 10, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 20, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL
Oct 6, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL
Aug 5, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 25, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Arsenic
Mar 7, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 3, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 30, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 11, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 12, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Chlorine
Dec 29, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL
Sep 6, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations: CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 6, 2002 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Sep 25, 2002 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Jul 30, 2001 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 15, 1997 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 17, 1997 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 18, 1997 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 17, 1996 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 30, 1988 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 30, 1987 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 30, 1986 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Sapulpa draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems buy water from Sapulpa.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Sapulpa 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.