Public water system record
Blair Public Works Authority
Serves an area of Jackson County and Greer County, OK that includes Blair and Altus · 894 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Blair Public Works Authority in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Blair Public Works Authority draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, October 1992.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 524 unknown out of 541 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Blair Public Works Authority go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began October 1992, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Blair Public Works Authority and issued 1 boil water order in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1992 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 15, 1992 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Blair Public Works Authority draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Altus.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Altus Altus, OK
Annual water quality report
Blair Public Works 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