Public water system record
Shortline PSD
On record as serving Wallace, Harrison County, WV · Serves 2,727 people
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Shortline PSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 23
Key facts
- Shortline PSD buys its water from Clarksburg Water Board.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
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 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 31, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2022 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2022 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Shortline PSD go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Shortline PSD and issued 7 boil water orders between 2001 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2017 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 9, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 1, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 25, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 5, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 19, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 17, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 10, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Shortline PSD buys its water from Clarksburg Water Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Clarksburg Water Board Clarksburg, WV
Annual water quality report
Shortline PSD 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