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Washington Co RWD #2

Serves an area of Washington County, OK that includes Bartlesville · 2,250 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Washington Co RWD #2 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OK3007403
  • OCHELATA
  • OK
  • 2,250 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 74051
EPA system ID OK3007403

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Washington Co RWD #2 buys its water from Bartlesville.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2026.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 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
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Washington Co RWD #2 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 6
2020s 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1996, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1996 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oklahoma regulators and EPA took 7 formal enforcement actions against Washington Co RWD #2 between 2016 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 18, 2026 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Jan 10, 2022 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 21, 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
Mar 20, 2018 Oklahoma Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 4, 2017 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 18, 2016 Oklahoma Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

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

Washington Co RWD #2 buys its water from Bartlesville. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Washington Co RWD #2 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

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