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Alderson Water

Serves an area of Greenbrier County, Summers County and 1 more county, WV that includes Alderson · 2,458 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Alderson Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3301315
  • ALSERSON
  • WV
  • 2,458 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 24910
EPA system ID WV3301315

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Alderson Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, January 1996.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 753 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 Sep 17, 2020 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Alderson Water go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 4
2020s 2 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2011, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.7 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Alderson Water in 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in January 1996.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 23, 1996 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Alderson Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Alderson Water.

Annual water quality report

Alderson Water 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.

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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.

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