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Beckham Co RWD # 3

Serves an area of Beckham County and Roger Mills County, OK · 1,617 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Beckham Co RWD # 3 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK2000547
  • ELK CITY
  • OK
  • 1,617 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 73644
EPA system ID OK2000547

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Beckham Co RWD # 3 draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, September 2013.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 512 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Beckham Co RWD # 3 go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 1 2

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Beckham Co RWD # 3 in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 17, 2013 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

Where the water comes from

Beckham Co RWD # 3 draws water from 4 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Beckham Co RWD # 3.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Beckham Co RWD # 3 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.

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Testing your own water

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