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Pennsboro

Serves an area of Ritchie County, WV that includes Pennsboro · 1,254 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Pennsboro in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • WV3304306
  • PENNSBORO
  • WV
  • 1,254 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26415
EPA system ID WV3304306

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Pennsboro buys its water from Hughes River Water.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, December 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 628 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 15, 2017 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 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
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 16, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 12, 2022 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 12, 2022 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 10, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Pennsboro go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 0 11

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Pennsboro between 2001 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 17, 2008 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Feb 23, 2001 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The 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

Pennsboro buys its water from Hughes River Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Pennsboro.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Pennsboro 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

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