Public water system record
City of Wellsburg
Serves Wellsburg, Brooke County, WV · 4,019 people served
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Wellsburg in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 11
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 10
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- City of Wellsburg draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, September 2009.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,633 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 16, 2019 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Wellsburg go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 10 | 15 |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to City of Wellsburg in 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 5, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
11 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of Wellsburg draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Wellsburg.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Washington Pike PSD Wellsburg, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Wellsburg 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