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Romney Water Dept

Serves Romney, Hampshire County, WV · 1,911 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Romney Water Dept in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3301405
  • ROMNEY
  • WV
  • 1,911 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 26757
EPA system ID WV3301405

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Romney Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, September 2008.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 869 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 Jul 18, 2025 Active No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 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
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Romney Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (7 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 7 27
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2009, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Romney Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 17, 2008 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 1, 2008 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

Romney Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Romney Water Dept.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Romney Water Dept 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

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