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Chestnut Ridge PSD

Serves an area of Barbour County, WV · 2,744 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Chestnut Ridge PSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3300102
  • MOATSVILLE
  • WV
  • 2,744 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26405
EPA system ID WV3300102

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Chestnut Ridge PSD buys its water from City of Philippi.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, September 2006.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,152 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Chestnut Ridge PSD go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 9 boil water orders to Chestnut Ridge PSD between 1994 and 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 17, 2006 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Aug 3, 2006 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 29, 2002 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jan 31, 2001 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Feb 13, 1996 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 28, 1995 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 1, 1994 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Feb 14, 1994 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jan 18, 1994 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Chestnut Ridge PSD buys its water from City of Philippi. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Chestnut Ridge PSD 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

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