Public water system record
Alex
Serves Alex, Grady County, OK · 635 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Alex 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
- 39
Key facts
- Alex draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, July 2005.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 190 unknown out of 223 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 14, 2023 | Active |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 30, 2018 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Alex go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alex in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2005 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
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
Alex draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Alex 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