Public water system record
Town of Petersburg
Serves Petersburg, Grant County, WV · 2,841 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Petersburg in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Town of Petersburg draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,151 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.
None since October 2016.
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 |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Petersburg go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began February 1997, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Town of Petersburg draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Town of Petersburg.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Grant Co PSD-Northfork-Maysville Petersburg, WV
- Grant Co PSD-US 220 S Petersburg, WV
- Grant County PSD Welton Orchard Petersburg, WV
Annual water quality report
Town of Petersburg 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