Public water system record
Garber Municipal Authority
Serves Garber, Garfield County, OK · 725 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Garber Municipal Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Carbon tetrachloride violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Garber Municipal Authority buys its water from Enid.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Carbon tetrachloride, 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, June 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 12 unknown out of 458 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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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
310 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
310 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Garber Municipal Authority go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 36 health-based violations (36 resolved) and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 7 | 41 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 27 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Carbon tetrachloride, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0051 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.008 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0109 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.034 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (6.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Garber Municipal Authority between 1994 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2013 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jul 26, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations (20 health-based): Carbon tetrachloride, Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Oct 29, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 34 violations (34 health-based): Carbon tetrachloride, Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Aug 4, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Carbon tetrachloride |
| Jun 23, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Carbon tetrachloride |
| Feb 11, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jan 21, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Dec 30, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (5 health-based): Carbon tetrachloride |
| Nov 7, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 40 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 2, 1994 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Carbon tetrachloride
2 incidentsTest results for Carbon tetrachloride were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Garber Municipal Authority buys its water from Enid. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Enid Enid, OK
Annual water quality report
Garber Municipal Authority 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