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E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Oklahoma

148 active public water systems in Oklahoma had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 148 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Midwest City
Oklahoma County
55,935 3 1
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma County
24,645 4 1
Woodward
Woodward County
15,000 5 1
Weatherford
Custer County
10,833 5 1
Clinton
Custer County
8,883 8 1
Bryan County Rural Water District #5
Bryan County
8,325 3 1
Stephens CO Rwd #5
Stephens County
6,426 2 2
Lone Grove
Carter County
4,863 6 1
Choctaw UA
Oklahoma County
3,926 3 1
Tonkawa
Kay County
3,299 5 1
Watonga
Blaine County
2,816 4 1
Jackson CO Water Corp
Jackson County
2,662 7 2
Creek CO Rwd # 5
Creek County
2,500 1 1
Prague
Lincoln County
2,395 7 1
Pawnee
Pawnee County
2,230 9 1
Hooker
Texas County
1,788 5 1
Stephens CO Rwd #3 (meridian)
Stephens County
1,610 1 1
Beaver
Beaver County
1,570 2 1
Snyder Public Works Authority
Kiowa County
1,509 7 2
McIntosh Co. Rwd #6 (vivian)
McIntosh County
1,500 2 1
Tillman CO Rwd #1
Tillman County
1,500 5 1
Oilton
Creek County
1,435 14 5
Waukomis Pwa
Garfield County
1,366 2 1
Panhandle State University
Texas County
1,200 5 1
Pontotoc CO Rwd # 9
Pontotoc County
1,162 3 2
Logan CO Rwd #2
Logan County
1,146 1 1
Hydro Pwa
Caddo County
1,060 5 1
Frontier City
Oklahoma County
1,040 6 1
Braggs Water Works
Muskogee County
1,030 2 1
Okfuskee Co. Rwd #1 (boley)
Okfuskee County
1,000 5 2
Stephens CO Rw&sd #1
Stephens County
960 4 1
Texhoma
Texas County
935 2 1
Canadian CO Rwd # 4
Canadian County
907 1 1
Mountain View Pwa
Kiowa County
880 5 2
Beckham CO Rwd # 2
Beckham County
857 6 1
Sooner Utilities-Valley Brook
Oklahoma County
853 2 1
Alex
Grady County
635 8 2
Lahoma Pwa
Garfield County
577 2 1
Ottawa CO Rwd #6
Ottawa County
560 6 1
Lake Thunderbird SP North Sentinal
Cleveland County
500 3 1
Olive School
Creek County
465 6 3
Seminole Co. Rwd #7
Seminole County
450 3 1
Tryon
Lincoln County
448 11 4
Billings Pwa
Noble County
436 4 1
Gage
Ellis County
429 5 1
Ringwood
Major County
424 1 1
Optima
Texas County
400 8 4
Lehigh
Coal County
396 5 3
Terral
Jefferson County
386 6 1
Sooner Utilities-Crosby #2
Oklahoma County
385 3 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Oklahoma records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.