Public water system record
Cherokee
Serves Cherokee, Alfalfa County, OK · 1,630 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Cherokee in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Cherokee draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, March 2018.
- Record on file since 1993, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 64 lead and 352 unknown out of 964 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Nov 9, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Cherokee go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 24 |
| 2000s | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2006, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 30, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 11, 1993 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Cherokee and issued 2 boil water orders between 1993 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2018 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 16, 2002 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 21, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 12, 2000 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE |
| Mar 3, 1998 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
| Dec 5, 1994 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 12, 1994 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 11, 1993 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Cherokee draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cherokee 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells