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Elkins Road PSD

Serves an area of Upshur County, WV that includes Buckhannon · 2,890 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Elkins Road PSD in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • WV3304909
  • BUCKHANNON
  • WV
  • 2,890 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 26201
EPA system ID WV3304909

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Elkins Road PSD buys its water from Buckhannon Water Board.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, January 2008.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,244 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.

None since October 2016.

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, 2024 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, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2022 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Elkins Road PSD go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 0 8

Enforcement actions

West Virginia regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Elkins Road PSD between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 8, 2008 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation
Aug 1, 2006 West Virginia Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Elkins Road PSD buys its water from Buckhannon Water Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Elkins Road PSD 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.

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Testing your own water

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