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Bartlesville

Serves Bartlesville, Washington County, OK · 34,748 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bartlesville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Revised Total Coliform Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • OK1021401
  • BARTLESVILLE
  • OK
  • 34,748 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 74003
EPA system ID OK1021401

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Bartlesville draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Oklahoma, July 2025.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 14,074 unknown out of 16,412 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Bartlesville go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 1 3
2000s 14 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 0
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.

Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1986 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 16 formal enforcement actions against Bartlesville and issued 1 boil water order between 1986 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 25, 2025 Oklahoma Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 19, 2012 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 31, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 22, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 12 violations (12 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 8, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 2, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 16, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Feb 15, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 29, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 13, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 3, 2004 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 24, 2004 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 2, 2004 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 23, 2004 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 12, 2003 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 26, 2000 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 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

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Bartlesville draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 11 other community water systems buy water from Bartlesville.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Bartlesville 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.

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