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Hughes Co. RWD #1

Serves an area of Hughes County, OK that includes Wetumka and Yeager · 1,225 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Hughes Co. RWD #1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • OK3003201
  • WETUMKA
  • OK
  • 1,225 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 74883
EPA system ID OK3003201

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

Key facts

  • Hughes Co. RWD #1 draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, December 2016.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 496 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 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Hughes Co. RWD #1 go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 3
2000s 2 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 10 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

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

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.129 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.125 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Hughes Co. RWD #1 between 2014 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 7, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 11 violations (11 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 23, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 30, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 12, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 19, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 10, 2015 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 31, 2014 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 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)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Hughes Co. RWD #1 draws water from 3 wells. It also has emergency connections to Wetumka and Okfuskee Co. RWD #2.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Hughes Co. RWD #1 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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