Community Water System · PWSID WV3302804

Bluewell Psd

Serves 6,216 peopleSurface Water PurchasedOwner: Local GovernmentBluefield, West Virginia
2 open treatment violations.

Open for: Surface water treatment (LT2). EPA counts treatment-technique violations as health-based: a required protective step was not done. It is not a measurement of contamination.

On record since 2003: 109 violations. 12 over the limit · 6 treatment lapses · 68 missed or late tests · 23 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-02-14.

For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.

12Over the limit
6Treatment lapse2 open
68Missed or late test
23Notice or report4 open

More violations on record than 90% of active water systems in West Virginia. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.

The record, year by year

2003 · Notice or report: 12005 · Notice or report: 120052006 · Notice or report: 12007 · Notice or report: 120102012 · Notice or report: 12014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Missed or late test: 172014 · Notice or report: 12015 · Missed or late test: 120152016 · Treatment lapse: 22016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Missed or late test: 302016 · Notice or report: 12017 · Over the limit: 32017 · Missed or late test: 52017 · Missed or late test: 52017 · Notice or report: 52017 · Notice or report: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Treatment lapse: 22018 · Missed or late test: 102018 · Missed or late test: 102018 · Missed or late test: 102018 · Missed or late test: 102018 · Notice or report: 42018 · Notice or report: 42019 · Over the limit: 12019 · Notice or report: 12020 · Notice or report: 120202021 · Over the limit: 32021 · Missed or late test: 12021 · Notice or report: 22022 · Missed or late test: 22022 · Notice or report: 12024 · Treatment lapse: 22024 · Missed or late test: 22025 · Notice or report: 22025
One square ≈ 3 violations (rounded up), by the year they began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
11% over the limit · 126% treatment lapse · 662% missed or late test · 6821% notice or report · 23

Across West Virginia, 68% of violations are missed or late tests and 1% are water over a limit.

How far over the limit

at the limit2×5×10×100×+Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)2021-07-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 65.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.1×)2021-04-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 65.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.1×)2021-01-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 64.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.1×)2019-01-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 71.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.2×)2018-10-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 68.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.1×)2018-07-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 62.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.0×)2018-04-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 62.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.0×)2018-04-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 77.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.3×)2018-01-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 78.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.3×)2017-10-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 68.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.1×)2017-07-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 70.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.2×)2017-04-01 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): measured 61.00 UG/L vs limit 60.00 UG/L (1.0×)
Each dot is one over-the-limit violation: the measured value divided by the limit it broke, on a log scale. Most legal limits for chemicals are running averages set for a lifetime of drinking, so “just over” and “ten times over” are very different news. Hover a dot for the numbers.

Lead & copper at the tap

Utilities sample taps in homes most likely to have lead pipes, and report the 90th-percentile result: 9 in 10 homes sampled came in at or below this number. Above the red line (the action level) the utility must act. The action level is not a safe level; EPA's health goal for lead is zero. EPA's file does not date these results, so they are shown highest first.

Lead, 90th percentile 7 results on file · action level 15 ppb

9.3 ppb
3.4 ppb
3.3 ppb
2.6 ppb
2.4 ppb
2 ppb
1.9 ppb

Open now (6)

  1. 2025-02-14Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  2. 2024-12-01Surface water treatment (LT2) ×2Failure To Address DeficiencyOpen
  3. 2022-08-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  4. 2018-10-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen

Every violation on record

  1. 2025-02-14Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  2. 2024-12-01Surface water treatment (LT2) ×2Failure To Address DeficiencyOpen
  3. 2024-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  4. 2024-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  5. 2022-08-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  6. 2022-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  7. 2022-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  8. 2021-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 65.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  9. 2021-06-30Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  10. 2021-06-19Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  11. 2021-05-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  12. 2021-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 65.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  13. 2021-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 64.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  14. 2020-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  15. 2019-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  16. 2019-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 71.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  17. 2018-12-11Surface water treatment (LT2)Failure To Address DeficiencyBack in compliance
  18. 2018-10-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  19. 2018-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 68.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  20. 2018-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  21. 2018-09-29Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  22. 2018-09-14Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  23. 2018-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 62.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  24. 2018-06-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  25. 2018-06-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
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  1. 2018-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  2. 2018-05-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  3. 2018-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) ×2MCL, Averagemeasured 62.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  4. 2018-04-01Carbon, TotalTreatment Technique Precursor RemovalBack in compliance
  5. 2018-04-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  6. 2018-03-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  7. 2018-03-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  8. 2018-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  9. 2018-02-16Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  10. 2018-01-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  11. 2018-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 78.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  12. 2017-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  13. 2017-11-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  14. 2017-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 68.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  15. 2017-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  16. 2017-07-24Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  17. 2017-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 70.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  18. 2017-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  19. 2017-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  20. 2017-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)MCL, Averagemeasured 61.00 UG/L · limit 60.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  21. 2017-03-12Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  22. 2017-02-10Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  23. 2017-01-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  24. 2016-12-16Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  25. 2016-12-15Revised Total Coliform RuleTTBack in compliance
  26. 2016-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  27. 2016-10-13Revised Total Coliform RuleTTBack in compliance
  28. 2016-10-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  29. 2016-09-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  30. 2016-09-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  31. 2016-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  32. 2016-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  33. 2016-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  34. 2016-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  35. 2016-01-01StyreneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  36. 2016-01-01EthylbenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  37. 2016-01-01TolueneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  38. 2016-01-01BenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  39. 2016-01-01ChlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  40. 2016-01-01TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  41. 2016-01-011,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  42. 2016-01-01TrichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  43. 2016-01-011,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  44. 2016-01-01Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  45. 2016-01-011,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  46. 2016-01-011,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  47. 2016-01-01trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  48. 2016-01-011,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  49. 2016-01-01Vinyl chlorideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  50. 2016-01-01p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  51. 2016-01-01o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  52. 2016-01-01DichloromethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  53. 2016-01-01Xylenes, TotalMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  54. 2016-01-01cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  55. 2016-01-011,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  56. 2016-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  57. 2015-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  58. 2014-12-05Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  59. 2014-01-01ChlordaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  60. 2014-01-01Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  61. 2014-01-01Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  62. 2014-01-012, 4-DMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  63. 2014-01-01Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  64. 2014-01-01HeptachlorMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  65. 2014-01-01LassoMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  66. 2014-01-01AtrazineMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  67. 2014-01-01CarbofuranMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  68. 2014-01-01HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  69. 2014-01-01PicloramMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  70. 2014-01-01Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  71. 2014-01-01SimazineMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  72. 2014-01-01OxamylMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  73. 2014-01-01Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  74. 2014-01-01MethoxychlorMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  75. 2014-01-01Bhc-GammaMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  76. 2012-02-02Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  77. 2007-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  78. 2006-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  79. 2005-07-15Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  80. 2003-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance

System details

Population served6,216
Service connections3,022
Water sourceSurface Water Purchased
System typeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityBluefield
EPA ZIP on file24701

Areas served

  • Bluewell, Mercer County

Reading this record

Bluewell Psd is a community water system that draws from surface water purchased and serves about 6,216 people in Bluefield, West Virginia. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.

Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.