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Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28

Serves an area of Hampshire County, WV that includes Romney · 388 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3301406
  • AUGUSTA
  • WV
  • 388 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26704
EPA system ID WV3301406

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 buys its water from Romney Water Dept.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, June 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 160 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 May 7, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 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
 Sep 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 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 16, 2021 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 1 13

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2012, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 in 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
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

Where the water comes from

Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 buys its water from Romney Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 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 Central Hampshire PSD - RT 28 for a copy.

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