Public water system record
McDowell County PSD Havaco
Serves Welch, McDowell County, WV · 370 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for McDowell County PSD Havaco in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- McDowell County PSD Havaco buys its water from City of Welch.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, June 2002.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 60 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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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 |
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, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 2, 2020 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 9, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for McDowell County PSD Havaco go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 3 boil water orders to McDowell County PSD Havaco in 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 7, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 3, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
McDowell County PSD Havaco buys its water from City of Welch. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Welch Welch, WV
Annual water quality report
McDowell County PSD Havaco 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 Havaco 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