WV3304307 · West Virginia
HUGHES RIVER WATER
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 14
- EPA health-based flag
- 3
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 1
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 6
Counties listed by EPA · Ritchie County, West Virginia
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Violations and what followed
Among 3 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 263 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
EPA health-based flag · Unaddressed by formal action
Failure To Address DeficiencyViolation 4544 · Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start November 1, 2023 · first reported February 23, 2024
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139181 December 15, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139182 December 15, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139187 April 12, 2024 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4553 · CARBON, TOTAL · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2025 · period end September 30, 2025 · first reported December 3, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139202 November 13, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139203 November 13, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested Other or unclassified · Unaddressed by formal action
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 4551 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start June 14, 2025 · first reported August 20, 2025
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139199 July 12, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 4549 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start March 25, 2025 · period end March 28, 2025 · first reported June 3, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 28, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139194 March 28, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved 1139195 April 15, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued EPA health-based flag · Archived
Treatment Technique Precursor RemovalViolation 4550 · CARBON, TOTAL · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported June 3, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139197 May 15, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139198 May 15, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued EPA health-based flag · Archived
Treatment Technique Precursor RemovalViolation 4548 · CARBON, TOTAL · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2024 · period end December 31, 2024 · first reported February 18, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2024
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139191 February 13, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139192 February 13, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139193 March 28, 2025 Informal State Public Notification received Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 4545 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start January 14, 2024 · period end April 10, 2023 · first reported June 6, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 10, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139186 April 10, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 1139183 February 16, 2024 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 4546 · Mercury · Inorganic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported February 23, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139184 February 16, 2024 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 4539 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start August 14, 2022 · period end May 4, 2023 · first reported November 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 4, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139166 September 15, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139174 May 4, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 4542 · Cadmium · Inorganic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported March 14, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139171 February 16, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139172 February 16, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139177 May 24, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 4541 · Mercury · Inorganic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported March 14, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139169 February 16, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139170 February 16, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139176 May 24, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 4540 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported March 14, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139167 November 16, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139168 November 16, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139173 March 1, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 4533 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start April 14, 2021 · period end May 4, 2023 · first reported August 15, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 4, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139158 May 14, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139178 May 4, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4535 · CARBON, TOTAL · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start April 1, 2021 · period end June 30, 2021 · first reported August 15, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2021
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 1139161 August 14, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 1139162 August 14, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 1139175 May 24, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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