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Marlow Municipal Authority

Serves an area of Stephens County, OK that includes Marlow · 4,600 people served

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

  • OK2006907
  • MARLOW
  • OK
  • 4,600 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 73055
EPA system ID OK2006907

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

Key facts

  • Marlow Municipal Authority draws water from 30 wells (14 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, August 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,549 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 REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Marlow Municipal Authority go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 6
2000s 0 2
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1998, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Marlow Municipal Authority between 1993 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 29, 2008 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Glyphosate
Jan 5, 1993 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

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

Marlow Municipal Authority draws water from 30 wells (14 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Marlow Municipal 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.

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Testing your own water

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