Public water system record
City of Elkins
Serves an area of Randolph County, WV that includes Elkins · 9,350 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 41 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Elkins 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
- 41
Key facts
- City of Elkins draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 17 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,259 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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Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 31, 2020 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Active |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Elkins go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 36 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 18 boil water orders to City of Elkins between 2003 and 2009, filed as 19 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 15, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 7, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 4, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 28, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 8, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 7, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 11, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 22, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 20, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 19, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Apr 1, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 20, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 25, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 21, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 20, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 9, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 8, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Elkins draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Elkins.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Leadsville PSD Elkins, WV
- Midland PSD Beverly, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Elkins 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