Public water system record
Chattanooga PWS
Serves an area of Comanche County, OK that includes Chattanooga · 627 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Chattanooga PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Chattanooga PWS draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, May 2005.
- Record on file since 1978, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 259 unknown out of 259 service lines.
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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 | Resolved | No |
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 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Chattanooga PWS go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 64 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 56 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1994, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 4, 1978 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 4, 1978 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Chattanooga PWS and issued 1 boil water order between 1992 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 18, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 11, 1992 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 1992 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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.
Where the water comes from
Chattanooga PWS draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chattanooga PWS 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