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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in West Virginia

25 active public water systems in West Virginia had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Coal Mountain Water
Coal Mountain · Wyoming County
80 13 6
Hiawatha Water
Hiawatha · Mercer County
63 13 6
Weirton Area Water Board
Weirton · Brooke County
19,676 5 1
New Martinsville
New Martinsville · Wetzel County
5,272 6 2
Point Pleasant Water Works
Point Pleasant · Mason County
5,146 12 4
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville PSD
Mcgraws · Wyoming County
3,967 5 1
Oceana Community of
Oceana · Wyoming County
3,796 11 5
Williamstown Water Dept
Williamstown · Wood County
3,469 6 2
Raleigh County PSD Coal City
Coal City · Raleigh County
3,415 4 1
Monongah Town of
Monongah · Marion County
3,226 2 1
Cowen PSD
Cowen · Webster County
3,098 4 0
Petersburg Town of
Petersburg · Grant County
2,841 6 2
Kanawha Falls PSD
Gauley Bridge · Fayette County
2,547 14 3
VA Medical Center
Martinsburg · Berkeley County
2,175 4 0
Gary City of
Gary · McDowell County
1,633 13 5
Mount Hope Water
Mount Hope · Fayette County
1,567 7 1
Greenbrier County PSD 2
Crichton · Greenbrier County
1,478 6 0
Franklin Municipality of
Franklin · Pendleton County
1,402 5 2
Rowlesburg Water Works
Rowlesburg · Preston County
680 9 2
Pine Grove Water
Pine Grove · Wetzel County
620 11 5
Gap Mills PSD
Gap Mills · Monroe County
480 3 2
Seneca Trail Christian Academy
Ronceverte · Greenbrier County
100 3 1
Bellwood Community Facil Imp
Bellwood · Fayette County
87 6 1
Green Camp PSD
Brenton · Wyoming County
44 7 3
North Lakes Subdivision
Davis · Tucker County
25 6 0
About this data

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