Public water system record
Spencer Water Dept
Serves an area of Roane County, WV that includes Spencer · 4,630 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Spencer Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Spencer Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, June 2007.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,434 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Spencer Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators issued 9 boil water orders to Spencer Water Dept between 2001 and 2007. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2007 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 1, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 2, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 8, 2005 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 4, 2004 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 13, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 2, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 21, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 23, 2001 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Spencer Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Spencer Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Clover PSD Spencer, WV
- Town of Reedy Water Service Reedy, WV
Annual water quality report
Spencer Water Dept 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