Public water system record
Fort Gay Water Works
Serves an area of Wayne County, WV that includes Fort Gay · 1,600 people served
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 46 monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Gay Water Works in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 11
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 4
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 46
Key facts
- Fort Gay Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 72 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by West Virginia, September 2009.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 197 unknown out of 658 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 2, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jun 6, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 72 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 2, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 2, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 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
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 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
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 13, 2023 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 15, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 13, 2016 | Active |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Fort Gay Water Works go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 52 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 29 |
| 2020s | 6 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began April 1997, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
West Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Fort Gay Water Works and issued 24 boil water orders between 1994 and 2009, filed as 26 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 27, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Jul 15, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 24, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 24, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 19, 2009 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 15, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 21, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 13, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 5, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 22, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 3, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 18, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 28, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 4, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 18, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 31, 2008 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 21, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 7, 2006 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 3, 2003 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 25, 2002 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 11, 1995 | West Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 18, 1994 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 2, 1994 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 16, 1994 | West Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
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
Fort Gay Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Fort Gay Water Works 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