Public water system record
Lester Municipal Water Works
Serves an area of Raleigh County, WV that includes Lester · 665 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 56 monitoring/reporting issues for Lester Municipal Water Works in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 4
- Archived by EPA
- 4
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 56
Key facts
- Lester Municipal Water Works buys its water from Raleigh County PSD Arnett.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 71 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, December 2008.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 251 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 71 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 2, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 2, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 2, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 2, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.53 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 22, 2024 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2020 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2019 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2019 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Lester Municipal Water Works go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 19 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020s | 9 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1999, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 8 boil water orders to Lester Municipal Water Works between 1997 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 14, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 12, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 28, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 7, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 28, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 15, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 3, 1997 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
5 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
4 incidentsThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Where the water comes from
Lester Municipal Water Works buys its water from Raleigh County PSD Arnett. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Raleigh County PSD Arnett Sophia, WV
Annual water quality report
Lester Municipal 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