Blue Ridge Elementary

PWSID: WV9919005

2 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 83% of water systems in West Virginia.

Violation trend: 4.0 per year over the last 5 years, down from 17.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served455
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityHarpers Ferry
EPA ZIP on File25425
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0098 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0004 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0001 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0001 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

2 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2024-09-29Open
5000MR2023-09-29Open

Violation History (134 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2025-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2025-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
5000MR2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2020-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2020-01-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 132 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Blue Ridge Elementary is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 455 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.