Morgan County Health Department

10/19/2026

Morgan County Health Department Staff can be reached on 10.21.26, by contacting the Berkeley County Health Department at 304-263-5131. Thank you for your understanding.

10/19/2026

Boil Water Advisory: Important safety steps for our community. • Use boiled or bottled water for drinking and brushing teeth. • Avoid swallowing water when bathing; consider sponge baths for small children. • Use disposable dishes if possible and sanitize baby bottles. • Run tap for a few minutes after advisory is lifted. Read the full post for more details and safety tips: https://wix.to/qD9s26W

Bathing and Showering • Be careful not to swallow any water when bathing or showering. • Use caution when bathing babies and young children. Consider giving them a sponge bath to reduce the chance of them swallowing water.Brushing Teeth • Brush your teeth using boiled water or commercially bot...

10/19/2026

Boil Water Advisory: What restaurants should know — serve boiled (boiled 3 minutes) or bottled water, and avoid using water from appliances connected to your lines (ice machines, coffee makers, water/soda dispensers). Use boiled or bottled water for making ice and beverages. Read full guidance to help keep your patrons safe: https://wix.to/WXH4uVJ

Boil Water Advisory Guidance for RestaurantsWhat should I serve patrons? • Serve patrons tap water than has been boiled for 3 minutes, bottled water, or an alternative beverage. Can I use my appliances and water/soda dispenser? • Do not use water from any appliance connected to your water lines....

10/18/2026

On Friday, October 16th our Morgan County Health Department office was made aware, via a phone call, that a specified area (small) within the Town of Bath was under a boil water advisory. Our environmental health department spoke to businesses within that specified area at that time.

No further communication was received by the Morgan County Health Department until Sunday morning, October 18, 2026, when we found out through social media, that this advisory, which was still in place, was impacting a larger area.

With that being said, there appears to be some misinformation as to the local health department collecting and testing water. We do not collect samples or conduct testing of the public water system for the Town of Bath at the local health department.

Private well samples that are brought to the health department by property owners for testing are sent to the state lab for testing by our environmental health staff.

As for businesses located within the affected area, members of our health department will be visiting affected food businesses within the next few hours to discuss whether or not they have the ability to safely operate. Thank you.

10/16/2026

DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE

We will have 1-gallon jugs of drinking water available for pickup at the Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company, located at 34 N. Mercer Street for the people that have been affected by the boil water advisory.

The water was provided by Berkeley Club Beverages Inc, and we greatly appreciate their assistance.

For now, we are asking that everyone please limit pickup to one gallon jug per person, while supplies last, so we can help as many residents as possible.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

10/16/2026

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10/16/2026

Proper handwashing is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs and to prevent illness.
If 20 seconds seems difficult to remember, sing a verse of "Happy Birthday to You" 🎼🎼to yourself (no rushing 😉 ) and by the time you reach the end, you are ready to dry your hands.

To properly wash your hands, use clean, running water and soap for at least 20 seconds, covering all surfaces including the backs of hands, between fingers, and under nails 🧼 Dry hands thoroughly with a clean towel or air dryer!

10/16/2026

🐾 𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝟒𝟓𝟎 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 🐾

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 30 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.🙏💕

The need is real.

Many local families are stretching well past their budgets to keep their pets fed, and some are feeding strays too. Because of you, they don’t have to choose between their own needs and their animals’.

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐰𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐲.

Two easy ways to help:
1️⃣ Drop off at the Shelter, Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
2️⃣ Ship it to us from Amazon, Chewy, or any retailer:
Humane Society of Morgan County
5366 Valley Road, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

Every bag and every can keeps a pet fed and at home with the people who love them. Thank you for showing up for Morgan County’s animals. 💛