Public water system record
City of Hurricane
Serves Hurricane, Putnam County, WV · 8,987 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Hurricane 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Hurricane draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, July 2009.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,919 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Hurricane go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 1993, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 14 boil water orders to City of Hurricane between 1998 and 2009, filed as 15 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 11, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 26, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 25, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 24, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 19, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 14, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 7, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 23, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Sep 12, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 13, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 16, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 18, 2004 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 4, 1998 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Hurricane draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Putnam P S D and Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist.
Buys water from
- Putnam P S D Scott Depot, WV
- Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist Charleston, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Hurricane 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