Public water system · OK2007608
ActiveLittle Sahara Sp & Rec Area
At a glance
Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area (PWSID OK2007608) is an active transient non-community water system in Woods County, Oklahoma. It reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area compare with other water systems in Woods County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Woods County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 772 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 7,723 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oklahoma, the 1,254 active systems average 2,907 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Oklahoma has 306 active transient non-community water systems, 24% of the state's 1,254 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 701 Oklahoma systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area?
EPA lists Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area as owned by a state government. The OK state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 10 active systems in Woods County (20%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2017 and October 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area?
Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area (PWSID OK2007608) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.
How many people does Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area serve?
Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections in Woods County, Oklahoma.
Where does Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Woods County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alva | Woods | 5,208 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waynoka | Woods | 993 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woods County Rwd # 1 | Woods | 426 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Woods County Rwd # 3 | Woods | 356 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Freedom | Woods | 275 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Little Sahara Sp North Campground | Woods | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Little Sahara Sp & Rec Area, PWSID OK2007608, Oklahoma”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oklahoma/little-sahara-sp-rec-area-ok2007608 (data as of October 1, 2026).