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Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys)

Serves Pettit, Keys and Park Hill, Cherokee County, OK · 1,493 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • OK1021711
  • HULBERT
  • OK
  • 1,493 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 74441
EPA system ID OK1021711

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, May 2023.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 574 unknown out of 747 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
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
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 30
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 8
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2004, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 30, 2023 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 19, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Jul 19, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys).

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cherokee Co. RWD #2 (Keys) 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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