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Brooke County PSD

Serves Colliers, Brooke County, WV · 240 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Brooke County PSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • WV3300523
  • WELLSBURG
  • WV
  • 240 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26070
EPA system ID WV3300523

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
19

Key facts

  • Brooke County PSD buys its water from Weirton Area Water Board.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, August 2018.
  • Record on file since 2009, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 107 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.47 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 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, 2025 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 14, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 14, 2021 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 31, 2018 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2009

EPA's records for Brooke County PSD go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 11
2020s 0 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Brooke County PSD in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 8, 2018 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Brooke County PSD buys its water from Weirton Area Water Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Brooke County 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Brooke County PSD for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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