Public water system record
Beckham Co RWD # 1
Serves an area of Beckham County, Kiowa County and 1 more county, OK · 1,595 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Beckham Co RWD # 1 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
- Beckham Co RWD # 1 draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, June 2010.
- Record on file since 1979, with 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 101 unknown out of 1,172 service lines.
Check whether Beckham Co RWD # 1 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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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.
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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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Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Beckham Co RWD # 1 go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 28 health-based violations (25 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 |
| 1990s | 14 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate-Nitrite (acute), began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Aug 9, 1993 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Sep 26, 1984 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1984 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 2, 1979 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 2, 1979 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Beckham Co RWD # 1 and issued 2 boil water orders between 1993 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jan 21, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Apr 30, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Mar 28, 2008 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Apr 15, 1999 | Oklahoma | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate |
| Mar 21, 1996 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate |
| Dec 6, 1994 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 11, 1994 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Apr 14, 1994 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jun 1, 1993 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Beckham Co RWD # 1 draws water from 8 wells. It also buys water from Beckham Co RWD # 3. 3 other community water systems buy water from Beckham Co RWD # 1.
Buys water from
- Beckham Co RWD # 3 Elk City, OK
Community systems that buy water from it
- Carter Carter, OK
- Rocky Rocky, OK
- Sentinel PWS Sentinel, OK
Annual water quality report
Beckham Co RWD # 1 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