Public water system record
Masontown Water Works
Serves an area of Preston County and Monongalia County, WV that includes Masontown · 2,239 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Masontown Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Masontown Water Works buys its water from Morgantown Utility Board.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 929 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2023 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
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Feb 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
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May 26, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
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May 26, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 9, 2008 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
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|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2007 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 23, 2006 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 26, 2006 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Masontown Water Works go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2009, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 75.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Masontown Water Works and issued 3 boil water orders between 2003 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2009 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice |
| Dec 7, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 11, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 3, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Masontown Water Works buys its water from Morgantown Utility Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Morgantown Utility Board Morgantown, WV
Annual water quality report
Masontown Water Works 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