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Monumental PSD

Serves an area of Marion County, WV that includes Fairmont · 1,965 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Monumental PSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • WV3302517
  • FAIRMONT
  • WV
  • 1,965 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26554
EPA system ID WV3302517

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Monumental PSD buys its water from City of Fairmont.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 72 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, March 2019.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 851 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 72 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 25, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Monumental PSD go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 6
2000s 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 0 1

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Monumental PSD and issued 2 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 7, 2019 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 11, 2009 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Feb 24, 2008 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 6, 2000 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 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Monumental PSD buys its water from City of Fairmont. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Monumental PSD.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Monumental PSD 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

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