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Town of Ridgeley

On record as serving Mineral County, WV · Serves 737 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Ridgeley in the last ten years.

  • WV3302923
  • RIDGELEY
  • WV
  • 737 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26753
EPA system ID WV3302923

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Town of Ridgeley buys its water from City of Cumberland.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2003.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 234 unknown out of 314 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 16, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 12, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 6, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 6, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 12, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 12, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Town of Ridgeley go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 16
2000s 2 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 11
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Ridgeley between 1995 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2003.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 24, 2003 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 4, 1995 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Town of Ridgeley buys its water from City of Cumberland. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Ridgeley 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.

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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.

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