Public water system record
Putnam P S D
Serves an area of Putnam County, WV that includes Teays Valley · 26,410 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Putnam P S D 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
- 6
Key facts
- Putnam P S D draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, September 2009.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,844 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Putnam P S D between 2007 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 23, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 3, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Putnam P S D draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist. 1 other community water system buys water from Putnam P S D.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist Charleston, WV
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Hurricane West Hamlin, WV
Annual water quality report
Putnam P S D 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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