Public water system record
McDowell County PSD Tidewater
Serves Vivian, McDowell County, WV · 113 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for McDowell County PSD Tidewater in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- McDowell County PSD Tidewater draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, May 2002.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 22, 2018 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 22, 2018 | Active | 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, 2023 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 18, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 |
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, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for McDowell County PSD Tidewater go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 113 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 14 |
| 2000s | 0 | 64 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 35 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against McDowell County PSD Tidewater and issued 1 boil water order between 1996 and 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 17, 1996 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 16, 1996 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
McDowell County PSD Tidewater draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
McDowell County PSD Tidewater 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask McDowell County PSD Tidewater for a copy.
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