Public water system record
Salt Fork Water Authority
On record as serving Garfield County, OK · Serves 86 people
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Salt Fork Water Authority 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
- 6
Key facts
- Salt Fork Water Authority buys its water from Enid.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, April 2011.
- Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Salt Fork Water Authority go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Salt Fork Water Authority in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
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
Salt Fork Water Authority buys its water from Enid. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from Salt Fork Water Authority.
Buys water from
- Enid Enid, OK
Community systems that buy water from it
- Covington Covington, OK
- Fairmont Fairmont, OK
- Garfield Co RWD #6 Garber, OK
Annual water quality report
Salt Fork Water 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.
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 Salt Fork Water Authority for a copy.
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