Public water system record
Whitmer Public Water System
Serves an area of Randolph County, WV that includes Whitmer · 254 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 95 monitoring/reporting issues for Whitmer Public Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 95
Key facts
- Whitmer Public Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2005.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 108 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | May 17, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 16, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 15, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 5, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 17, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 14, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Sep 16, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Whitmer Public Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 242 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 4 | 176 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 44 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2 | 83 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began March 2010, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 31, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Whitmer Public Water System and issued 2 boil water orders between 1999 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2005 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 25 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Sep 12, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 31, 1999 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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
Whitmer Public Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Whitmer Public Water System 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 Whitmer Public Water System 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells