Public water system record
Town of Belington
Serves Belington, Barbour County, WV · 2,146 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Belington in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Belington draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, November 2005.
- Record on file since 2010, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,018 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2010
EPA's records for Town of Belington go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Town of Belington in 2005. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 11, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Belington draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Belington.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Central Barbour PSD - Belington Philippi, WV
Annual water quality report
Town of Belington must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by West Virginia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells