Public water system record
Town of Grant Town
Serves an area of Marion County, WV that includes Grant Town and Baxter · 506 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Grant Town 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
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Grant Town buys its water from City of Fairmont.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, February 2008.
- Record on file since 2002, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Town of Grant Town go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Town of Grant Town between 2001 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 26, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 2004 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 4, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Grant Town buys its water from City of Fairmont. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Grant Town.
Buys water from
- City of Fairmont Fairmont, WV
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ministers Run Water Assoc Rivesville, WV
Annual water quality report
Town of Grant Town 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