Public water system record

Washington Co RWD #1

Serves an area of Washington County, OK · 1,375 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Washington Co RWD #1 in the last ten years.

  • OK3007401
  • OCHELATA
  • OK
  • 1,375 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 74051
EPA system ID OK3007401

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
19

Key facts

  • Washington Co RWD #1 buys its water from Dewey Public Works Authority.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Oklahoma, January 2022.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 158 unknown out of 550 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 17, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Washington Co RWD #1 go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Washington Co RWD #1 between 2017 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 5, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice
Oct 24, 2019 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 1, 2019 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 9, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Washington Co RWD #1 buys its water from Dewey Public Works Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Washington 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

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.