Public water system record
City of Martinsburg
Serves Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV · 16,250 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 58 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Martinsburg in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 58
Key facts
- City of Martinsburg draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 5,686 unknown out of 7,102 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 28, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 3, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Active |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for City of Martinsburg go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 57 |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe 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
City of Martinsburg draws water from 1 well and 1 spring. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Martinsburg. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Martinsburg.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Berkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill Martinsburg, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Martinsburg 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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