Public water system record
Ministers Run Water Assoc
Serves Rivesville and Baxter, Marion County, WV · 339 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Ministers Run Water Assoc in the last ten years, including an unresolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Ministers Run Water Assoc buys its water from Town of Grant Town and City of Fairmont.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 83 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, March 2019.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 152 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2004 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Ministers Run Water Assoc go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 12 |
| 2000s | 1 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began July 2004, Active.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Active |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Ministers Run Water Assoc and issued 5 boil water orders between 1995 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2019 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Public Notice, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 22, 2011 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 29, 2009 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations: Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 14, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 26, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 25, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 5, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 7, 2004 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 1, 2002 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 27, 1995 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
3 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Ministers Run Water Assoc buys its water from Town of Grant Town and City of Fairmont. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of Grant Town Grant Town, WV
- City of Fairmont Fairmont, WV
Annual water quality report
Ministers Run Water Assoc 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 Ministers Run Water Assoc 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