Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek)
EPA ID: OK1021707 · 272 people served · 1 ZIP code
Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) earns a clean bill from EPA monitoring — no violations in five years across a service area of 272 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 2 (2021) to 4 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) serves a community with a median household income of $62,917 and an estimated 1,332 residents across its service area. Approximately 49% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 100% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek)'s water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
About 2% of homes in Cherokee County, Oklahoma rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
Comparable Water Systems
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) (EPA ID: OK1021707) is a community water system in Oklahoma that serves approximately 272 people from surface water sources.
This system serves ZIP code 74427 in Cookson.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 74427 — Cookson
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) (OK1021707) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) serve?
Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) serves approximately 272 people across 1 ZIP code in Oklahoma.
Where does Cherokee Company Rwd # 16 (chicken Creek) get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.