Public water system record

Quinton

Serves Quinton, Pittsburg County, OK · 1,071 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Quinton in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK3006123
  • QUINTON
  • OK
  • 1,071 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 74561
EPA system ID OK3006123

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Archived by EPA
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Quinton buys its water from Haskell Co. Water Company.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, October 2025.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 12 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.

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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 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 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 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 29, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 29, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 30, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 30, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2024 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Quinton go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 8 19
2000s 2 9
2010 to October 19, 2016 2 1
2020s 5 10

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 1995 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Quinton between 1995 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 3, 2025 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 17, 1996 Oklahoma Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jan 24, 1996 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Oct 19, 1995 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 15, 1995 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 20, 1995 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

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

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Quinton buys its water from Haskell Co. Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Quinton 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.