Public water system · OK4001146
ActiveRiverbend Floats
At a glance
Riverbend Floats (PWSID OK4001146) is an active transient non-community water system in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Riverbend Floats compare with other water systems in Cherokee County?
By EPA's size categories, Riverbend Floats is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cherokee County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 972 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 34,993 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 Riverbend Floats 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 Riverbend Floats?
EPA lists Riverbend Floats as privately owned. 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. 21 of the 36 active systems in Cherokee County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Riverbend Floats have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2022 and August 2025. By type: 9 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | 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 |
| 2024-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | 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 |
| 2022-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | 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.
Riverbend Floats: frequently asked questions
Who runs Riverbend Floats?
Riverbend Floats (PWSID OK4001146) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.
How many people does Riverbend Floats serve?
Riverbend Floats reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
Where does Riverbend Floats 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 Riverbend Floats have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Riverbend Floats' 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Riverbend Floats' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Riverbend Floats 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 Cherokee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlequah Pwa | Cherokee | 14,458 | Community | Surface water |
| Cherokee Co. Rwd #11 | Cherokee | 3,395 | Community | Surface water |
| Stickross Mountain Water Co | Cherokee | 3,250 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cherokee Co. Rwd #3 (Grandview) | Cherokee | 2,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Peggs Water Company | Cherokee | 1,925 | Community | Surface water |
| Cherokee Co. Rwd #13 | Cherokee | 1,640 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Riverbend Floats, PWSID OK4001146, Oklahoma”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oklahoma/riverbend-floats-ok4001146 (data as of October 1, 2026).