Public water system record
Blanchard
Serves Blanchard, McClain County, OK · 2,966 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Blanchard 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
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Blanchard buys its water from Oklahoma City, Tuttle and Newcastle.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, September 2018.
- Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,868 unknown out of 2,868 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 |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Apr 1, 2017 | 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 |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Blanchard go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Blanchard between 2017 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2018 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
| May 11, 2018 | Oklahoma | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
| Feb 8, 2018 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
| Dec 4, 2017 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Chlorine
5 incidentsChlorine levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
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
Blanchard buys its water from Oklahoma City, Tuttle and Newcastle. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Blanchard.
Buys water from
- Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
- Tuttle Tuttle, OK
- Newcastle Newcastle, OK
Annual water quality report
Blanchard 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
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