Community Water System · PWSID WV3302411

Mcdowell County Psd Premier

Serves 122 peopleGroundwater PurchasedOwner: PrivateWelch, West Virginia
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On record since 2002: 73 violations. 21 over the limit · 24 missed or late tests · 28 notices or reports. Most recent began 2022-08-19.

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

21Over the limit
0Treatment lapse
24Missed or late test
28Notice or report

More violations on record than 83% 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

2002 · Notice or report: 120052006 · Notice or report: 12007 · Missed or late test: 12007 · Notice or report: 12008 · Notice or report: 12009 · Missed or late test: 12009 · Notice or report: 120102011 · Notice or report: 12012 · Missed or late test: 12012 · Notice or report: 12013 · Missed or late test: 12013 · Notice or report: 22014 · Missed or late test: 12014 · Notice or report: 12015 · Over the limit: 12015 · Missed or late test: 12015 · Notice or report: 32015 · Notice or report: 320152016 · Over the limit: 32016 · Over the limit: 32016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Notice or report: 62016 · Notice or report: 62016 · Notice or report: 62017 · Over the limit: 42017 · Over the limit: 42018 · Over the limit: 42018 · Over the limit: 42018 · Missed or late test: 32018 · Missed or late test: 32018 · Notice or report: 32018 · Notice or report: 32019 · Over the limit: 32019 · Over the limit: 32019 · Missed or late test: 52019 · Missed or late test: 52019 · Missed or late test: 52019 · Notice or report: 32019 · Notice or report: 32020 · Over the limit: 12020 · Notice or report: 120202021 · Over the limit: 32021 · Over the limit: 32021 · Missed or late test: 32021 · Missed or late test: 32021 · Notice or report: 12022 · Over the limit: 22022 · Notice or report: 12025
One square ≈ 2 violations (rounded up), by the year they began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
29% over the limit · 2133% missed or late test · 2438% notice or report · 28

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×+Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2022-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 99.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2022-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 85.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2021-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 86.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2021-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 93.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2021-01-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 94.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2020-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 81.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.0×)2019-10-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 88.90 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2019-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 87.88 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2019-01-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 99.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2018-10-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 88.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2018-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 87.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)2018-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 99.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2018-01-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 98.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2017-10-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 110.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.4×)2017-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 112.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.4×)2017-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 99.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2017-01-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 106.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.3×)2016-10-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 107.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.3×)2016-07-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 101.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.3×)2016-04-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 95.00 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.2×)2015-10-01 · Trihalomethanes (TTHM): measured 87.80 UG/L vs limit 80.00 UG/L (1.1×)
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 8 results on file · action level 15 ppb

5.3 ppb
3.9 ppb
3.4 ppb
2.7 ppb
2.5 ppb
1.9 ppb
1.7 ppb
1.4 ppb

Every violation on record

  1. 2022-08-19Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  2. 2022-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 99.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  3. 2022-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 85.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  4. 2021-10-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  5. 2021-09-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  6. 2021-09-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  7. 2021-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 86.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  8. 2021-06-30Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  9. 2021-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 93.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  10. 2021-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 94.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  11. 2020-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 81.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  12. 2020-01-10Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  13. 2019-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 88.90 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  14. 2019-09-29Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  15. 2019-09-22Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  16. 2019-07-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  17. 2019-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  18. 2019-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  19. 2019-06-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  20. 2019-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 87.88 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  21. 2019-03-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  22. 2019-03-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  23. 2019-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 99.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  24. 2018-12-30Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  25. 2018-12-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
Show the other 47 entries
  1. 2018-12-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  2. 2018-10-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  3. 2018-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 88.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  4. 2018-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  5. 2018-07-16Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  6. 2018-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 87.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  7. 2018-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 99.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  8. 2018-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 98.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  9. 2017-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 110.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  10. 2017-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 112.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  11. 2017-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 99.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  12. 2017-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 106.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  13. 2016-10-20Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  14. 2016-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 107.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  15. 2016-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  16. 2016-08-20Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
  17. 2016-08-06Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  18. 2016-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 101.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  19. 2016-06-19Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  20. 2016-06-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  21. 2016-06-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  22. 2016-04-09Groundwater RuleFailure to Consult with StateBack in compliance
  23. 2016-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 95.00 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  24. 2016-02-29Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  25. 2016-01-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  26. 2016-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  27. 2016-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  28. 2015-11-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  29. 2015-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  30. 2015-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 87.80 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
  31. 2015-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  32. 2015-02-14Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  33. 2014-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  34. 2014-02-07Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  35. 2013-12-30Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
  36. 2013-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  37. 2013-09-05Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  38. 2012-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  39. 2012-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  40. 2011-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  41. 2009-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  42. 2009-02-05Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  43. 2008-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  44. 2007-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  45. 2007-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  46. 2006-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  47. 2002-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance

System details

Population served122
Service connections45
Water sourceGroundwater Purchased
System typeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityWelch
EPA ZIP on file24801-6224

Areas served

  • Premier, Mcdowell County

Reading this record

Mcdowell County Psd Premier is a community water system that draws from groundwater purchased and serves about 122 people in Welch, 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.