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Clarksburg Water Board

Serves an area of Harrison County, WV that includes Clarksburg and Despard · 18,340 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Clarksburg Water Board in the last ten years.

  • WV3301705
  • CLARKSBURG
  • WV
  • 18,340 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 26301
EPA system ID WV3301705

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Clarksburg Water Board draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, April 2008.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 3,408 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,526 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.

None since October 2016.

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
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlordane
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
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Clarksburg Water Board go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 17
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 0 11

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2002, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 5 boil water orders to Clarksburg Water Board between 2001 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in April 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 9, 2008 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 21, 2006 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jul 22, 2005 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
May 31, 2003 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Aug 26, 2001 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Clarksburg Water Board draws water from 1 surface water intake. 16 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Clarksburg Water Board.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Clarksburg Water Board 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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