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Chromium violations in West Virginia

28 active public water systems in West Virginia had a Chromium violation in the past three years. What Chromium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Hexavalent chromium is associated with increased cancer risk through ingestion in animal studies and is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B1) for inhalation, with growing evidence for oral carcinogenicity. Chronic exposure to total chromium causes liver and kidney damage, allergic dermatitis, and gastrointestinal irritation. Individuals with pre-existing liver or kidney conditions face greater risk.

Systems with a Chromium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Milton Water
Milton · Cabell County
5,446 6 2
Point Pleasant Water Works
Point Pleasant · Mason County
5,146 12 4
Williamstown Water Dept
Williamstown · Wood County
3,469 6 2
Kanawha Falls PSD
Gauley Bridge · Fayette County
2,547 14 3
McDowell County PSD Bartley
Bartley, English · McDowell County
2,242 8 2
Clay-Roane PSD (procious District)
Procious (camp) · Clay County
2,199 6 1
Pineville Municipal Water
Pineville · Wyoming County
2,162 5 2
Corporation of Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry · Jefferson County
2,122 5 2
Glenville Utility
Glenville · Gilmer County
1,751 6 1
Gary City of
Gary · McDowell County
1,633 13 5
Greenbrier County PSD 2
Crichton · Greenbrier County
1,478 6 0
Middlebourne Water Works
Middlebourne · Tyler County
1,267 8 2
Clay Water Dept
Clay · Clay County
1,232 10 2
Central Hampshire PSD Green Spring
Green Spring · Hampshire County
1,046 8 3
Grantsville Municipal
Grantsville · Calhoun County
880 8 1
Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks
Piedmont · Mineral County
847 11 5
McDowell County PSD Berwind
Berwind · McDowell County
692 6 3
Rowlesburg Water Works
Rowlesburg · Preston County
680 9 2
Harman Town of
Harman · Randolph County
456 7 0
Pocahontas County High School
Marlinton · Pocahontas County
334 10 3
Davy Municipal Water Works
Davy · McDowell County
332 5 1
Brenton PSD
Brenton · Wyoming County
241 9 4
Aurora Elementary and JR High
Aurora · Preston County
195 11 2
Smoot Elementary
Smoot · Greenbrier County
165 8 3
Usgs Leetown Science Center
Kearneysville · Jefferson County
105 8 2
Coal Mountain Water
Coal Mountain · Wyoming County
80 13 6
Hiawatha Water
Hiawatha · Mercer County
63 13 6
Potomac Farms Water CO
Bakerton · Jefferson County
27 12 5
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Chromium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Chromium alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The West Virginia records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.