Public water system record
Colcord PWA
Serves Colcord, Delaware County, OK · 819 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Colcord PWA 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
- Colcord PWA buys its water from Delaware Co RWSG&SWM District 11 and South Delaware Co Regional Water Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, April 2014.
- Record on file since 1993, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 328 unknown out of 340 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Colcord PWA go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Colcord PWA between 1994 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2014 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations (10 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Mar 14, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Feb 12, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Oct 14, 1994 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
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
Colcord PWA buys its water from Delaware Co RWSG&SWM District 11 and South Delaware Co Regional Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Delaware Co RWSG&SWM District 11 Twin Oaks, OK
- South Delaware Co Regional Water Auth. Kansas, OK
Annual water quality report
Colcord PWA 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