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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in West Virginia

216 active public water systems in West Virginia had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 216 of them still unresolved. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River
Martinsburg · Berkeley County
69,372 3 3
Fairmont City of
Fairmont · Marion County
30,586 1 1
Putnam P S D
Scott Depot (rr Name Scott) · Putnam County
26,410 4 1
Logan County PSD Northern Regional
Henlawson, Logan · Logan County
16,822 6 4
Martinsburg City of
Martinsburg · Berkeley County
16,250 3 2
Charles Town Utilities
Charles Town · Jefferson County
15,220 4 2
ST Albans Water
St. Albans · Kanawha County
13,758 4 2
Vienna
Vienna · Wood County
12,507 3 2
Lewisburg
Lewisburg · Greenbrier County
12,065 9 3
Bridgeport City of
Bridgeport · Harrison County
11,158 2 2
Elkins City of
Elkins · Randolph County
9,350 3 1
Grafton City of
Grafton · Taylor County
6,333 4 2
Ohio County PSD
West Liberty · Ohio County
6,297 2 1
Wilderness PSD
Mount Nebo · Nicholas County
6,106 6 1
Wayne Water Town of
Wayne · Wayne County
5,519 6 2
Milton Water
Milton · Cabell County
5,446 6 2
Ripley City of
Ripley · Jackson County
5,420 3 1
Southwestern Water District
Flemington · Taylor County
5,363 6 3
New Martinsville
New Martinsville · Wetzel County
5,272 6 2
Point Pleasant Water Works
Point Pleasant · Mason County
5,146 12 4
Ravenswood Municipal Water Works
Ravenswood · Jackson County
5,047 8 2
Shinnston City of
Shinnston · Harrison County
4,959 9 4
Keyser City of
Keyser · Mineral County
4,796 2 2
Huttonsville PSD
Mill Creek · Randolph County
4,758 4 0
Flatwoods Canoe Run PSD
Flatwoods, Sutton · Braxton County
4,344 2 2
Marshall County PSD 4
Moundsville · Marshall County
4,063 7 1
Lincoln PSD
Alum Creek · Lincoln County
3,981 9 3
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville PSD
Mcgraws · Wyoming County
3,967 5 1
Gauley River PSD
Belva · Fayette County
3,944 8 5
Oceana Community of
Oceana · Wyoming County
3,796 11 5
Logan CO Psd-Greenville System
Greenville · Logan County
3,742 5 4
Logan Water Board City of
Logan · Logan County
3,662 5 2
Nettie Leivasy PSD
Nettie · Nicholas County
3,630 6 2
Eastern Wyoming PSD Stephenson Wtp
Mullens · Wyoming County
3,616 8 4
Philippi City of
Philippi · Barbour County
3,544 5 3
Berkeley Springs City of
Berkeley Springs · Morgan County
3,526 7 2
Williamstown Water Dept
Williamstown · Wood County
3,469 6 2
Marshall County PSD 1
Sherrard · Marshall County
3,463 5 3
Mason CO Psd-Letart
Letart, Point Pleasant · Mason County
3,303 2 2
Paden City, City of
Paden City · Wetzel County
3,291 8 5
Greenbrier Hotel Corporation
White Sulphur Springs · Greenbrier County
3,280 8 2
Sugar Creek PSD
Frametown · Braxton County
3,241 11 3
Cottageville PSD
Cottageville · Jackson County
3,230 2 1
Welch City of
Welch · McDowell County
2,907 6 1
Sun Valley PSD
Reynoldsville · Harrison County
2,905 3 3
Mingo County PSD Pigeon Creek
Varney · Mingo County
2,877 7 4
Mount Hope Water Assoc
Buckhannon · Upshur County
2,870 3 1
Shortline PSD
Wallace · Harrison County
2,727 4 3
Saint Marys
St. Marys · Pleasants County
2,711 2 1
Kanawha Falls PSD
Gauley Bridge · Fayette County
2,547 14 3
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.