Public water system record
Gore PWA
Serves an area of Sequoyah County, OK that includes Notchietown, Gore and Redbird Smith · 1,688 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Gore PWA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Gore PWA draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1996, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 518 unknown out of 886 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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120 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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120 | Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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120 | Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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120 | May 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Gore PWA go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (17 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2009, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
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Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Gore PWA between 2005 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 24, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 5, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 8, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations (10 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 25, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 29, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 23, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
12 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Gore PWA draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Gore PWA. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Gore PWA.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Sequoyah Co. RWD #5 Gore, OK
Annual water quality report
Gore PWA 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.
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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