Public water system record
Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek)
Serves an area of Cherokee County, OK · 272 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 55 monitoring/reporting issues for Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a CARBON, TOTAL violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 55
Key facts
- Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1991, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 362 unknown out of 546 service lines.
Check whether Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (7 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 50 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began February 2009, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) and issued 2 boil water orders between 1995 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Apr 24, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 23, 2007 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 1, 2007 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Nov 9, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Sep 22, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Sep 6, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Aug 17, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 16, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 23, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 19, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 16, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 16, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 24, 1997 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 22, 1995 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cherokee Co. RWD # 16 (Chicken Creek) for a copy.
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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