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Monumental PSD - Chesapeake

Serves an area of Marion County, WV that includes Fairmont · 96 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Monumental PSD - Chesapeake in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • WV3302533
  • FAIRMONT
  • WV
  • 96 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26554
EPA system ID WV3302533

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Monumental PSD - Chesapeake buys its water from City of Fairmont.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 70 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 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 39 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 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 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 70 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 67 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 14, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 14, 2023 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 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, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 25, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Monumental PSD - Chesapeake go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 16
2000s 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 2 6

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Monumental PSD - Chesapeake and issued 1 boil water order 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)
Feb 26, 2007 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Apr 12, 1995 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 16 violations: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Monumental PSD - Chesapeake buys its water from City of Fairmont. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Monumental PSD - Chesapeake 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 Monumental PSD - Chesapeake for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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