Public water system record
Beckham Co RWD # 2
Serves an area of Beckham County, OK that includes Sweetwater and Texola · 857 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 67 monitoring/reporting issues for Beckham Co RWD # 2 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 67
Key facts
- Beckham Co RWD # 2 draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, July 2024.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2024 | 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 29, 2024 | Active |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Beckham Co RWD # 2 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 63 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began November 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 24, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Beckham Co RWD # 2 between 2001 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Oct 20, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Total Coliform |
| May 21, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Nitrate-Nitrite
1 incidentTest results for Nitrate-Nitrite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Beckham Co RWD # 2 draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Beckham Co RWD # 2 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