Public water system record
Benwood Water Department
Serves Benwood, Marshall County, WV · 1,510 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 31 monitoring/reporting issues for Benwood Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 31
Key facts
- Benwood Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, November 2008.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 21 lead and 0 unknown out of 570 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 13, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Benwood Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 50 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began November 1998, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Benwood Water Department between 2003 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 28, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Benwood Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Benwood Water Department 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