Public water system record
Commerce
Serves Commerce, Ottawa County, OK · 2,645 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Commerce in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Commerce draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2026.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 15, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Commerce go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 46 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1999, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Commerce between 1995 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 21, 1995 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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
Commerce draws water from 3 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Commerce.
Annual water quality report
Commerce 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