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West Milford Water Works

Serves an area of Harrison County, WV that includes West Milford · 645 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for West Milford Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • WV3301728
  • WEST MILFORD
  • WV
  • 645 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26451
EPA system ID WV3301728

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • West Milford Water Works buys its water from Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, June 2016.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 270 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 14, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 14, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 14, 2020 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 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, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 13, 2010 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for West Milford Water Works go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 16
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 5
2020s 0 9

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

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 114 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Milford Water Works and issued 2 boil water orders between 2003 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 1, 2016 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice
Apr 9, 2008 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Dec 9, 2003 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

West Milford Water Works buys its water from Greater Harrison PSD Valley of Good Hope. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

West Milford Water Works 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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