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Garvin Co RWD #4

Serves an area of Garvin County, OK · 1,340 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Garvin Co RWD #4 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • OK3002503
  • PAULS VALLEY
  • OK
  • 1,340 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 73075
EPA system ID OK3002503

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

Key facts

  • Garvin Co RWD #4 buys its water from Pauls Valley.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, May 2023.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 505 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 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Garvin Co RWD #4 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
2020s 1 0

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

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
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, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Garvin Co RWD #4 between 2014 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 30, 2023 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 1, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 8, 2014 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Garvin Co RWD #4 buys its water from Pauls Valley. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Garvin Co RWD #4 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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