Public water system record
Corporation of Shepherdstown
Serves an area of Jefferson County, WV that includes Shepherdstown · 4,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Corporation of Shepherdstown in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 26
Key facts
- Corporation of Shepherdstown draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, December 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,847 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
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Oct 1, 2018 | Active |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Corporation of Shepherdstown go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (18 resolved) and 85 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 49 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
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Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 76.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Corporation of Shepherdstown and issued 3 boil water orders between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 28, 2007 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 17, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 21, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Corporation of Shepherdstown draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Corporation of Shepherdstown 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