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Rhodell Water Works

Serves Rhodell and Sophia, Raleigh County, WV · 238 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Rhodell Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • WV3304119
  • SOPHIA
  • WV
  • 238 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 25921
EPA system ID WV3304119

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Rhodell Water Works buys its water from Raleigh County PSD Slab Fork.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, March 2007.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 6, 2023 Active
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Rhodell Water Works go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 4
2000s 0 29
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 25
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 0 7

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rhodell Water Works and issued 3 boil water orders between 1996 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2007.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 28, 2007 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 4, 2006 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 12, 2004 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Nov 20, 2003 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Jan 19, 1996 West Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Rhodell Water Works buys its water from Raleigh County PSD Slab Fork. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Rhodell 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Rhodell Water Works for a copy.

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.

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