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Leflore Co. RWD #17

Serves an area of Le Flore County, OK · 498 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Leflore Co. RWD #17 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • OK3004048
  • HODGEN
  • OK
  • 498 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 74939
EPA system ID OK3004048

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
5
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Leflore Co. RWD #17 buys its water from Mena Water Department.
  • 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), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, August 2022.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 250 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 Jul 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Leflore Co. RWD #17 go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 5 7

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

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Leflore Co. RWD #17 between 2016 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 1, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 5, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 25, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 2, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 12, 2021 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 7, 2020 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 17, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 21, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Leflore Co. RWD #17 buys its water from Mena Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Leflore Co. RWD #17 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 Leflore Co. RWD #17 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.

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