Public water system · OK2006069
ActiveThe Western Commercial Kitchen
At a glance
The Western Commercial Kitchen (PWSID OK2006069) is an active transient non-community water system in Payne County, Oklahoma. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Western Commercial Kitchen compare with other water systems in Payne County?
By EPA's size categories, The Western Commercial Kitchen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Payne County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,550 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 74,559 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 The Western Commercial Kitchen is about 65% 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 The Western Commercial Kitchen?
EPA lists The Western Commercial Kitchen 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. 10 of the 21 active systems in Payne County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does The Western Commercial Kitchen have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2015 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
The Western Commercial Kitchen: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Western Commercial Kitchen?
The Western Commercial Kitchen (PWSID OK2006069) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.
How many people does The Western Commercial Kitchen serve?
The Western Commercial Kitchen reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Payne County, Oklahoma.
Where does The Western Commercial Kitchen 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 The Western Commercial Kitchen have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 The Western Commercial Kitchen'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Western Commercial Kitchen's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Western Commercial Kitchen 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 Payne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Utilities Authority | Payne | 53,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Cushing | Payne | 8,371 | Community | Groundwater |
| Payne Co Rw Corp #3 | Payne | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Perkins | Payne | 2,572 | Community | Groundwater |
| 51 East Water | Payne | 2,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Payne Co Rwd #3 | Payne | 1,400 | Community | Purchased 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, “The Western Commercial Kitchen, PWSID OK2006069, Oklahoma”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oklahoma/the-western-commercial-kitchen-ok2006069 (data as of October 1, 2026).