Public water system record
Cherokee Co. RWD #11
Serves an area of Cherokee County, OK that includes Lost City, Shady Grove, Norwood and 1 more place · 3,395 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Cherokee Co. RWD #11 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
- 4
Key facts
- Cherokee Co. RWD #11 draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,593 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Cherokee Co. RWD #11 go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cherokee Co. RWD #11 between 1995 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2006 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Chlorine |
| Oct 19, 1995 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Cherokee Co. RWD #11 draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Tahlequah PWA. 1 other community water system buys water from Cherokee Co. RWD #11. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Cherokee Co. RWD #11.
Buys water from
- Tahlequah PWA Tahlequah, OK
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cherokee Co. RWD #9 Hulbert, OK
Annual water quality report
Cherokee Co. RWD #11 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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