The government structure and operation of Belington, WV follows the Mayor-Council plan as specified in West Virginia Code with roles and responsibilities as specifically designated in section §8-3-2.
Mayor and city council positions are elected by registered voters in the city of Belington.
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Important information about your drinking water
Monitoring requirements not met for Town of Belington, #WV 3300101
Our water system violated State drinking water requirements. Even though these were not emergencies, you, as our customers, have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct the situation. We are required to comply with State drinking requirements on a regular basis. During 6/1/2025 to 06/30/2025, we did not submit a monthly operational report or we did not submit sufficient chlorine residual readings.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do at this time.
The table below lists the violation and the compliance period when the violation occurred.
Violation:
WB, Chlorine MOR not submitted, MOR Incomplete, or
Chlorine missing from Coliform result
Compliance Period: 6/1/2025 to 6/30/2025
What Happened? What is being done?
The Chlorine rsidual was not entered on the chain of custody for a routine total coliform sample that was collected 6/11/2025 at 141 Highwater Rd. Sample results were absent. Future sumittals will be checked more carefully for any incomplete entries. For more information please contact Don Harris at (304) 823-2271 or City of Belington – PO Box 926, Belington, WV 26250.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This note is being sent to you by: Town of Belington, State Water System ID #WV3300101
