Public water system record
McDowell County PSD Kimball
Serves Kimball and Welch, McDowell County, WV · 432 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 29 monitoring/reporting issues for McDowell County PSD Kimball in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 29
Key facts
- McDowell County PSD Kimball draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, March 2003.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 149 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 | Aug 2, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 21, 2018 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 21, 2018 | Active | 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 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 18, 2018 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Active |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for McDowell County PSD Kimball go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 79 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 31 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 35 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1995, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against McDowell County PSD Kimball and issued 2 boil water orders between 1996 and 2003. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 3, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 17, 1996 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Nitrate, Total Coliform |
| Jan 16, 1996 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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 Kimball draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
McDowell County PSD Kimball 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 Kimball 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