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Burns Flat PWS

Serves an area of Washita County, OK that includes Burns Flat · 2,057 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Burns Flat PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK2007505
  • BURNS FLAT
  • OK
  • 2,057 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 73624
EPA system ID OK2007505

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Burns Flat PWS draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, October 2004.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 974 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
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Burns Flat PWS go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 40
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 1 3

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Burns Flat PWS between 2003 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 13, 2004 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 20 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
May 30, 2003 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene

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

Burns Flat PWS draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Burns Flat PWS.

Emergency or part-time connections to

  • Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark Burns Flat, OK

Annual water quality report

Burns Flat PWS 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

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