Public water system record
Sistersville Municipal Water
Serves Sistersville, Tyler County, WV · 1,892 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 76 monitoring/reporting issues for Sistersville Municipal Water in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 76
Key facts
- Sistersville Municipal Water buys its water from Tyler County PSD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by West Virginia, April 2014.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 732 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 26, 2024 | Active | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 24, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 24, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 14, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 21, 2018 | Resolved | No |
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.
|
|
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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 15, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 14, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 9, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 15, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 15, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2013 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Sistersville Municipal Water go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 159 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 64 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 93 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020s | 5 | 49 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Sistersville Municipal Water and issued 2 boil water orders between 2006 and 2014, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2014 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 45 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Nov 22, 2011 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations: Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, OXAMYL, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Carbofuran, LASSO |
| Sep 10, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Mar 8, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 incidentsThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Sistersville Municipal Water buys its water from Tyler County PSD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Tyler County PSD Friendly, WV
Annual water quality report
Sistersville Municipal Water 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