BUCKHANNON — After an on-site evaluation, Adrian Public Service District was found in violation of state drinking water requirements for failing to complete corrective actions within the allotted 120 days.

The violation was issued in February after a sanitary survey was conducted by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources at the French Creek tank side.

According to the notification that was sent to customers, the site was not fenced, giving cattle access to the surrounding area of the tank. Due to the traffic from the cows, significant degradation was caused to the tank site.

Lindsey Woody, billing and account specialist for Adrian PSD, said a fence used to be around the tank site; however, it was stolen or removed from someone other than the public service district. She said they were unaware the fencing was missing until the survey was conducted.

Within the 120 days that was given to correct the violation, the PSD did place acceptable fencing around the tank. Since then, proper fencing has been constructed around the area, and has been cleared by the DHHR, said Woody.

Currently, Adrian PSD is renovating new tanks at the Rock Cave and French Creek tank sites, which are expected to be completed at the beginning of next year.

She noted customers never experienced problems with the water, in terms of discoloration, taste, water pressure or any other issues.

“Nothing was every wrong with the water. Nothing,” stressed Woody. “It was just the degradation of the land area around the tank.”

She said in order to meet the requirements of the corrective action, customers had to be notified of the violation.

During Thursday morning’s Upshur County Commission meeting, other items were discussed:

• November was proclaimed Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

• Lori Ulderich Harvey, from the Upshur County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, presented the Great American Smoke-out proclamation.

Harvey, also the director for the Upshur County Family Resource Network, presented the National Adoption Month proclamation.

• Commissioners reviewed and approved Everbridge’s one-year renewal quote in the amount of $3,090.

• Commissioners approved Karen T. Sanford, Derek Nickleson and Maggie Nickleson as volunteers for the Lewis-Upshur Animal Control Facility.

• Correspondence from Brian Wright, authorized representative of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, announced the receipt of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct, operate and maintain the ACP.

The next meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Upshur County Courthouse Annex.