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Ratliff City

Serves Ratliff City, Carter County, OK · 131 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ratliff City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • OK3001004
  • RATLIFF CITY
  • OK
  • 131 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 73481
EPA system ID OK3001004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Ratliff City has an emergency connection to Western Carter Co Water Corp.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, November 2018.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 25 lead and 0 unknown out of 130 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Ratliff City go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Ratliff City between 1995 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 30, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 7, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 25, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 3, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 14, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 15, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 11, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 15, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 17, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 15, 1995 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Ratliff City has an emergency connection to Western Carter Co Water Corp.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Ratliff City 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ratliff City for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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