Public water system record
Alva
Serves an area of Woods County, OK that includes Alva and Hopeton · 5,208 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Alva in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- Alva draws water from 25 wells (7 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, June 1992.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,427 unknown out of 2,427 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 2, 2015 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 23, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Alva go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1995, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alva in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1992 | 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
Alva draws water from 25 wells (7 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 3 other community water systems buy water from Alva.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dacoma PWA Dacoma, OK
- Woods County RWD # 1 Capron, OK
- Woods County RWD # 3 Alva, OK
Annual water quality report
Alva 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