Public water system record
Corporation of Harpers Ferry
Serves Harpers Ferry and Bolivar, Jefferson County, WV · 2,122 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 35 monitoring/reporting issues for Corporation of Harpers Ferry in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 35
Key facts
- Corporation of Harpers Ferry draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, February 2012.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 875 service lines.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 23, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Corporation of Harpers Ferry go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 75 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 25 |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Corporation of Harpers Ferry in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2012 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe 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
Corporation of Harpers Ferry draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Corporation of Harpers Ferry 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