Public water system record
Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian)
Serves an area of Stephens County, OK that includes Sunray, Duncan and Empire City · 1,610 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, March 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 616 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 19, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 3, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1995, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) and issued 1 boil water order between 1987 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2008 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total |
| Sep 30, 1987 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Comanche Public Works Authority.
Buys water from
- Comanche Public Works Authority Comanche, OK
Annual water quality report
Stephens Co RWD #3 (Meridian) 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