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Lone Wolf

Serves Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, OK · 440 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Lone Wolf in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK2003806
  • LONE WOLF
  • OK
  • 440 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 73655
EPA system ID OK2003806

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Lone Wolf buys its water from Quartz Mountain Reg Water Auth.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, October 2012.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 181 unknown out of 218 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Lone Wolf go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (16 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 2 0
1990s 11 12
2000s 4 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 15
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 2002, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.35 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2002 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.62 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2001 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2000 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.15 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 11, 1993 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 2, 1979 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 2, 1979 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Lone Wolf between 1995 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 30, 2012 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jun 19, 2001 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate
Feb 3, 2000 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 9 violations (9 health-based): Nitrate
Jun 3, 1997 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate
Jun 21, 1995 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Lone Wolf buys its water from Quartz Mountain Reg Water Auth. EPA also lists 2 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system buys water from Lone Wolf.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Lone Wolf 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Lone Wolf for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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