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Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violations in West Virginia

76 active public water systems in West Virginia had a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation in the past three years, 18 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Without proper filtration/disinfection: Giardia lamblia (severe diarrhea, cramping), Cryptosporidium (life-threatening for immunocompromised individuals), viruses (hepatitis A, norovirus). Turbidity itself is not a health risk but can shield pathogens from disinfection.

Systems with a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lincoln PSD
Alum Creek · Lincoln County
3,981 9 3
Cowen PSD
Cowen · Webster County
3,098 4 0
Chester Water Dept.
Chester · Hancock County
3,088 5 1
Pleasant Hill P S D RT 16 District
Five Forks · Calhoun County
1,868 8 4
Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems, INC
Rocket Center · Mineral County
1,705 6 1
Mount Hope Water
Mount Hope · Fayette County
1,567 7 1
Haymond PSD
Grafton · Taylor County
1,393 7 3
Big Bend PSD
Talcott · Summers County
1,350 4 0
West Logan Water CO
Logan · Logan County
908 8 5
Coopers Rock State Forest
Pisgah · Monongalia County
837 6 2
Wardensville, Town of
Wardensville · Hardy County
788 3 2
Worthington Town of
Worthington · Marion County
598 6 3
Four States PSD
Four States · Marion County
403 6 4
G and E MHP
Inwood · Berkeley County
235 3 2
Renick, Town of
Lewisburg · Greenbrier County
79 8 4
Spring Heights ED and Conf Center
Spencer · Roane County
31 7 4
Faith Christian Academy Campus #2
Martinsburg · Berkeley County
25 4 0
Salyers Family Market
Hanover · Wyoming County
25 4 1
Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist
Charleston · Kanawha County
209,283 3 0
Lewisburg
Lewisburg · Greenbrier County
12,065 9 3
Wilderness PSD
Mount Nebo · Nicholas County
6,106 6 1
Mineral Wells PSD
Mineralwells · Wood County
5,674 7 1
Summersville Municipal Water
Summersville · Nicholas County
5,574 3 0
Wayne Water Town of
Wayne · Wayne County
5,519 6 2
Grant CO Psd-Northfork-Maysville
Maysville, Petersburg · Grant County
4,829 3 0
Gauley River PSD
Belva · Fayette County
3,944 8 5
Midland PSD
Elkins · Randolph County
3,802 6 0
Oceana Community of
Oceana · Wyoming County
3,796 11 5
Crum PSD
Crum · Wayne County
3,463 6 1
Sugar Creek PSD
Frametown · Braxton County
3,241 11 3
Bethlehem
Bethlehem · Ohio County
2,968 4 0
Petersburg Town of
Petersburg · Grant County
2,841 6 2
Williamson Utility Board
Williamson · Mingo County
2,660 5 2
Kanawha Falls PSD
Gauley Bridge · Fayette County
2,547 14 3
Richwood Water Dept
Richwood · Nicholas County
2,480 10 3
West Hamlin, City of
West Hamlin · Lincoln County
2,465 8 2
Alderson Water
Alderson · Greenbrier County
2,458 1 0
Harrisville
Harrisville · Ritchie County
2,347 3 1
Elizabeth Water Dept
Elizabeth · Wirt County
2,289 6 3
Lincoln PSD Route 3
Griffithsville · Lincoln County
2,226 8 4
VA Medical Center
Martinsburg · Berkeley County
2,175 4 0
Mingo County PSD Naugatuck
Naugatuck · Mingo County
2,159 10 5
Belington Town of
Belington · Barbour County
2,146 1 0
Logan CO P S D Crawley Creek
Logan · Logan County
2,145 8 4
Corporation of Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry · Jefferson County
2,122 5 2
Marlinton Town of
Marlinton · Pocahontas County
1,930 5 2
Sistersville Municipal Water
Sistersville · Tyler County
1,892 8 3
Fort Gay Water Works
Fort Gay (cassville) · Wayne County
1,600 8 5
Lumberport Town of
Lumberport · Harrison County
1,519 6 2
Taylor County PSD
Grafton · Taylor County
1,322 8 3
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) 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.