Public water system record

Western Carter Co Water Corp

Serves an area of Carter County, OK that includes Fox · 2,000 people served

Federal records show 29 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Western Carter Co Water Corp in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

OK2001003
RATLIFF CITY
OK
2,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water

ZIP 73481

EPA system ID OK2001003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 29
Resolved: 28
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 1

Key facts

Western Carter Co Water Corp draws water from 1 well.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.139 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit), 2017.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2026.
Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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	Active Enforcement action in place	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2024	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2024	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.138 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded	220	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.131 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	220	Oct 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.139 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	220	Apr 1, 2017	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	Active Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Western Carter Co Water Corp go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	0	1
2000s	1	3
2010 to October 18, 2016	4	2
October 19, 2016 to 2019	12	0
2020s	17	1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2015	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.124 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2014	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.144 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2014	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 2006	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators and EPA took 12 formal enforcement actions against Western Carter Co Water Corp between 2014 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Mar 12, 2026	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Feb 28, 2019	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	33 violations (32 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 2, 2019	Oklahoma	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 7, 2018	Oklahoma	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 25, 2018	Oklahoma	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 3, 2018	Oklahoma	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 2, 2018	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 30, 2017	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 11, 2017	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 21, 2015	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 23, 2015	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 5, 2014	Oklahoma	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

27 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

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.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Western Carter Co Water Corp draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Davis. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Western Carter Co Water Corp.

Buys water from

Davis Davis, OK

Annual water quality report

Western Carter Co Water Corp 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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