Public water system record
Bessie
Serves Bessie, Washita County, OK · 190 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bessie in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Bessie buys its water from Foss Reservoir MCD and Washita Co RWD #2.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, October 2012.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 121 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Bessie go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Bessie between 2001 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Bessie buys its water from Foss Reservoir MCD and Washita Co RWD #2. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Foss Reservoir MCD Foss, OK
- Washita Co RWD #2 Colony, OK
Annual water quality report
Bessie 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 Bessie 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells