Public water system record
Sand Springs
Serves an area of Tulsa County and Osage County, OK that includes Sand Springs and Lotsee · 28,774 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Sand Springs 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
- 6
Key facts
- Sand Springs draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1984, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 11,918 unknown out of 13,837 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
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Sand Springs go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (15 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 10 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1984 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Sand Springs between 1994 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Sep 29, 2004 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL |
| Sep 7, 2004 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| May 25, 2004 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 3, 2004 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Aug 18, 1997 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 15, 1997 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 15, 1994 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Sand Springs draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Sand Springs.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Diamondhead Homeowners Assoc Sand Springs, OK
- Tulsa Co W Imp Dist #14 Sand Springs, OK
Annual water quality report
Sand Springs 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