Is Corporation of Shepherdstown Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jefferson

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

356

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	34.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.6 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	71.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 149 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.5 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	116.6 µg/L 146% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 188.9 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	72.82 µg/L 121% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 99.1 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	37.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.2 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.9 µg/L	51/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.76 µg/L	43/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	94.17 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 460 µg/L	39/40	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.192 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.34 µg/L	37/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.944 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.05 µg/L	29/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.71 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	27/40	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.2925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	18/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1440 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Barium	78.805 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 90.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1147.5 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1270 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.3000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	22 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1240 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Toluene	0.4200 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.07 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GATZ, JAMES
Phone: 304-876-2312
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Corporation of Shepherdstown

Is Corporation of Shepherdstown tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Corporation of Shepherdstown's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Corporation of Shepherdstown's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Corporation of Shepherdstown serve?

Corporation of Shepherdstown reports serving 4,300 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Corporation of Shepherdstown had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 356 violations on file for Corporation of Shepherdstown, of which 76 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.