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Pax Water Company

Serves an area of Fayette County, WV that includes Pax · 762 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Pax Water Company in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3301026
  • PAX
  • WV
  • 762 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 25904
EPA system ID WV3301026

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
0
Unresolved
7
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
24

Key facts

  • Pax Water Company buys its water from Beckley Water Company.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, August 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 73 unknown out of 330 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 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 15, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 14, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 11, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 14, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 14, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 13, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 13, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2019 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Pax Water Company go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 87 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 67
2000s 0 16
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 7 17

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Pax Water Company and issued 12 boil water orders between 1994 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 28, 2008 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice
Dec 19, 2007 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Oct 3, 2007 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Nov 20, 2003 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Feb 11, 2003 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Nov 25, 1997 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Jun 30, 1997 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 28, 1996 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 29, 1996 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 29, 1995 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 28, 1995 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Apr 20, 1995 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 15, 1995 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Oct 5, 1994 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

7 incidents

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

Pax Water Company buys its water from Beckley Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Pax Water Company 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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