Public water system record
Kiowa Rural Water District #1
Serves an area of Kiowa County, OK · 135 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Kiowa Rural Water District #1 in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Kiowa Rural Water District #1 buys its water from Quartz Mountain Reg Water Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, April 2011.
- Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 33 unknown out of 56 service lines.
Check whether Kiowa Rural Water District #1 serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Kiowa Rural Water District #1 go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Kiowa Rural Water District #1 in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Kiowa Rural Water District #1 buys its water from Quartz Mountain Reg Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Quartz Mountain Reg Water Auth Lone Wolf, OK
Annual water quality report
Kiowa Rural Water District #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.
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 Kiowa Rural Water District #1 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