Public water system record
Town of Tunnelton
Serves an area of Preston County, WV that includes Tunnelton · 1,346 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Tunnelton 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
- 16
Key facts
- Town of Tunnelton buys its water from Rowlesburg Water Works.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, February 2007.
- Record on file since 2001, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 635 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Active |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Town of Tunnelton go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 6 boil water orders to Town of Tunnelton between 2003 and 2007. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 4, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 13, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 24, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 5, 2004 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 31, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Tunnelton buys its water from Rowlesburg Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rowlesburg Water Works Rowlesburg, WV
Annual water quality report
Town of Tunnelton 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