Public water system record
Kingwood Water Board
Serves an area of Preston County, WV that includes Kingwood · 6,652 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Kingwood Water Board in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Kingwood Water Board draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,333 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Kingwood Water Board go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Kingwood Water Board between 2007 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 15, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Kingwood Water Board draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Kingwood Water Board.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Albright Albright, WV
Annual water quality report
Kingwood Water Board 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