Public water system record
City of Fairmont
Serves an area of Marion County, WV that includes Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, White Hall and 1 more place · 30,586 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Fairmont 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
- 4
Key facts
- City of Fairmont draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10,289 unknown out of 14,547 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Fairmont go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 6 boil water orders to City of Fairmont between 2003 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 24, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 26, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 31, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 24, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Fairmont draws water from 1 surface water intake. 12 other community water systems buy water from City of Fairmont.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Mannington Mannington, WV
- Downs PSD Fairmont, WV
- Ices Run PSD Fairmont, WV
- Little Creek PSD Fairmont, WV
- Ministers Run Water Assoc Rivesville, WV
- Monumental PSD Fairmont, WV
- Monumental PSD - Chesapeake Fairmont, WV
- Paw Paw Route 19 PSD Westover, WV
- Town of Grant Town Grant Town, WV
- Town of Rivesville Rivesville,, WV
- Tri-County Water Assoc - Fairmont Shinnston, WV
- Valley Falls PSD Fairmont, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Fairmont 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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