Drinking water stations with addresses in Oceana and their reported violations in the past:
OCEANA COMMUNITY OF (Population served: 4410, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-23-1998), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (AUG-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-1997), St Public Notif issued (AUG-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-1997), St Public Notif issued (APR-22-1997), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-1997)
- 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-05-2003)
- Notification, Public - Between MAY-01-1995 and FEB-10-1999, Contaminant: SWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-20-1995), St Public Notif requested (MAY-20-1995), St Public Notif received (JUN-07-1995)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
PRENTER WATER COMPANY (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUN-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-17-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-31-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-05-2000), Fed FAO issued (APR-28-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2000)
- 40 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  33.5% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 19.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Oceana compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Oceana (2007 data):
- First Century Bank, National Association: Oceana Branch at Main Street And Route 85, branch established on 1972-09-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $410.6 mil, Deposits: $357.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank, National Association: Oceana Branch at Route 10 Cook Parkway, branch established on 1984-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,976 | $23,856 | 1 | $545 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $4,085 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $775 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $12,770 | $30,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,884 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,876 | $17,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $7,658 | $30,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $7,771 | $18,650 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $35,052 | $24,743 | 10 | $7,288 |
Oceana government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $782,000
Solid Waste Management: $152,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $716,000
Water Utilities: $454,000
Police Protection: $241,000
Solid Waste Management: $152,000
Parks & Recreation: $117,000
Financial Administration: $58,000
Regular Highways: $39,000
Fire Protection: $35,000
Libraries: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $771,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,057,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,855,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,333,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,036,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $522,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $316,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $450,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $65,000
Highways: $2,000
- Tax - NEC: $196,000
Property: $135,000
Public Utilities: $60,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
Total General Sales: $0
- Total Salaries & Wages: $606,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $129,000
3.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,459 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.82% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,806 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.29% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oceana:
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oceana:
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Oceana:
- WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
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