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Pawnee Co Rwd #1

At a glance

Pawnee Co Rwd #1 (PWSID OK2005931) is an active community water system in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It reports serving 3,200 people through 1,010 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

3,200

Service connections

1,010

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOK2005931
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served3,200
Service connections1,010
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyOK state drinking water program
City served—
StateOklahoma
ZIP—
CountyPawnee County

How does Pawnee Co Rwd #1 compare with other water systems in Pawnee County?

By EPA's size categories, Pawnee Co Rwd #1 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Pawnee County has 14 active public water systems, and Pawnee Co Rwd #1 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 966 people per system, and accounts for 24% of the 13,527 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oklahoma, the 1,254 active systems average 2,907 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Pawnee Co Rwd #1 is about half of that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Oklahoma has 864 active community water systems, 69% 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 Pawnee Co Rwd #1?

EPA lists Pawnee Co Rwd #1 as owned by a local 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. 12 of the 14 active systems in Pawnee County (86%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Pawnee Co Rwd #1 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2009 and January 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Gross Beta Particle Activitycode 4100NoArchived
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Combined Uraniumcode 4006NoArchived
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010NoArchived
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000NoArchived
2017-10-20Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-09-02Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-08-08Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Dichloromethanecode 2964NoResolved
2009-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983NoResolved

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.

Pawnee Co Rwd #1: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pawnee Co Rwd #1?

Pawnee Co Rwd #1 (PWSID OK2005931) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.

How many people does Pawnee Co Rwd #1 serve?

Pawnee Co Rwd #1 reports serving 3,200 people through 1,010 service connections in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

Where does Pawnee Co Rwd #1 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 Pawnee Co Rwd #1 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 January 2020. 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 Pawnee Co Rwd #1'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 January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pawnee Co Rwd #1's water quality report?

As a community water system, Pawnee Co Rwd #1 must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Pawnee County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Cleveland Municipal AuthorityPawnee3,262CommunitySurface water
PawneePawnee2,230CommunitySurface water
Pawnee Co Rwd #2Pawnee1,775CommunityPurchased surface water
Pawnee Co Rwd #3Pawnee685CommunityPurchased surface water
Pawnee Co Rwd #4Pawnee415CommunityPurchased surface water
JenningsPawnee400CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Pawnee Co Rwd #1, PWSID OK2005931, Oklahoma”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oklahoma/pawnee-co-rwd-1-ok2005931 (data as of October 1, 2026).