Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in West Virginia
208 active public water systems in West Virginia had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 94 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.
Health effects: Protects against enteric viruses, which can contaminate groundwater via cracked well casings, failing septic systems, or animal waste. Viruses persist longer in groundwater than in surface water. Hepatitis A and norovirus are the primary pathogens of concern.
Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Point Pleasant Water Works Point Pleasant · Mason County |
5,146 | 12 | 4 | |
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Ravenswood Municipal Water Works Ravenswood · Jackson County |
5,047 | 8 | 2 | |
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Tomlinson Psd-Newell Newell · Hancock County |
4,963 | 2 | 1 | |
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Mason CO Psd-Lakin Dist Lakin (lakin State Hospital), Point Pleasant · Mason County |
4,296 | 4 | 2 | |
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Wellsburg, City of Wellsburg · Brooke County |
4,019 | 3 | 1 | |
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Eastern Wyoming PSD Stephenson Wtp Mullens · Wyoming County |
3,616 | 8 | 4 | |
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Marshall County PSD 1 Sherrard · Marshall County |
3,463 | 5 | 3 | |
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Mason CO Psd-Letart Letart, Point Pleasant · Mason County |
3,303 | 2 | 2 | |
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Paden City, City of Paden City · Wetzel County |
3,291 | 8 | 5 | |
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Mason CO Psd-Crab Creek Point Pleasant · Mason County |
2,039 | 2 | 2 | |
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Sistersville Municipal Water Sistersville · Tyler County |
1,892 | 8 | 3 | |
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McDowell County PSD Maybeury Maybeury · McDowell County |
1,648 | 5 | 2 | |
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Gary City of Gary · McDowell County |
1,633 | 13 | 5 | |
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McDowell County PSD Coalwood Coalwood · McDowell County |
1,537 | 4 | 0 | |
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New Cumberland, City of New Cumberland · Hancock County |
1,326 | 6 | 3 | |
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War Water Works City Realty War · McDowell County |
1,220 | 5 | 4 | |
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I Heart Church Bradley · Raleigh County |
1,000 | 6 | 3 | |
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Meadow Bridge Town of Meadow Bridge · Fayette County |
692 | 4 | 2 | |
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Gap Mills PSD Gap Mills · Monroe County |
480 | 3 | 2 | |
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McDowell County PSD Kimball Kimball · McDowell County |
432 | 4 | 3 | |
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Pocahontas County High School Marlinton · Pocahontas County |
334 | 10 | 3 | |
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Davy Municipal Water Works Davy · McDowell County |
332 | 5 | 1 | |
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Bluebend Handpump 0614 HP Greenbrier County |
300 | 4 | 2 | |
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Mountain Creek Lodge Pipestem · Summers County |
300 | 4 | 3 | |
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Coalton Water System Womelsdorf (corporate Name For · Randolph County |
262 | 4 | 4 | |
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Camp Alleghany Caldwell · Greenbrier County |
250 | 4 | 3 | |
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Brenton PSD Brenton · Wyoming County |
241 | 9 | 4 | |
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Blennerhassett Island State Park Parkersburg · Wood County |
200 | 3 | 1 | |
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Watoga State Park Riverside CG Marlinton · Pocahontas County |
200 | 3 | 3 | |
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Aurora Elementary and JR High Aurora · Preston County |
195 | 11 | 2 | |
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Crumpler Community Water Crumpler · McDowell County |
170 | 4 | 4 | |
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McDowell County PSD Greenbrier Northfork (rr Name North Fork) · McDowell County |
165 | 2 | 2 | |
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Smoot Elementary Smoot · Greenbrier County |
165 | 8 | 3 | |
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McDowell County PSD Bradshaw Bradshaw · McDowell County |
163 | 3 | 2 | |
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Tri Lake Holdings, Inc. Berkeley Springs · Morgan County |
139 | 2 | 2 | |
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McDowell County PSD Eckman Eckman · McDowell County |
118 | 2 | 1 | |
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McDowell County PSD Tidewater Vivian · McDowell County |
113 | 2 | 2 | |
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Big Bend Campground 0510 Petersburg · Grant County |
100 | 4 | 2 | |
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Camp Summers Hinton · Summers County |
100 | 3 | 1 | |
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Timber Ridge Camp Shop High View · Hampshire County |
100 | 2 | 2 | |
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Morgan Village MHP Hedgesville · Morgan County |
98 | 8 | 4 | |
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Cacapon River Recreation Area Capon Bridge · Hampshire County |
88 | 1 | 1 | |
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Wild Ridge Summersville · Nicholas County |
87 | 4 | 1 | |
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K and a Kampground (bath House Well) Mount Storm · Grant County |
85 | 4 | 2 | |
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Pinnacle Water Association Mccomas · Mercer County |
85 | 9 | 6 | |
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Coal Mountain Water Coal Mountain · Wyoming County |
80 | 13 | 6 | |
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Camp Rim Rock Yellow Spring · Hampshire County |
75 | 4 | 2 | |
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Hampshire Park Romney · Hampshire County |
75 | 4 | 3 | |
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Caz/hillbrook Inn Charles Town · Jefferson County |
70 | 4 | 2 | |
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Hiawatha Water Hiawatha · Mercer County |
63 | 13 | 6 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) 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.