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Fort Towson

Serves an area of Choctaw County, OK that includes Fort Towson · 611 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Towson in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK2001207
  • FORT TOWSON
  • OK
  • 611 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 74735
EPA system ID OK2001207

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
6
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Fort Towson draws water from 1 well and 2 springs.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, May 2023.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 369 unknown out of 405 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 May 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 May 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Fort Towson go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 0 58
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
2020s 9 9

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1991, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Fort Towson between 1991 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 31, 2023 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (6 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 29, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 8, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 23, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 5, 2010 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 17, 2009 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 21 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 8, 2007 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 14, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 27, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 14, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 30, 2006 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 23, 2005 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 18, 1991 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

7 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

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.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Fort Towson draws water from 1 well and 2 springs.

Annual water quality report

Fort Towson 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

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