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West Virginia

Ritchie County drinking water quality

5 active public water systems serve 4,675 people in Ritchie County. 0 are compliant, 5 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 4 are designated serious violators, and 3 carry a health flag.

Active systems 5 5 community systems
People served 4,675 by public water systems
Systems with violations 5 100% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 4 3 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Harrisville WV3304303 · Harrisville · Community water system · Serves 2,347 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Consumer Confidence Rule.
Ellenboro PSD WV3304302 · Pennsboro · Community water system · Serves 456 5 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule, and Consumer Confidence Rule.
Cairo Water Department WV3304301 · Cairo · Community water system · Serves 339 5 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Hughes River Water WV3304307 · Harrisville · Community water system · Serves 1 4 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.

Community water systems

5 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Harrisville
Harrisville 		2,347 3 1
Pennsboro
Pennsboro 		1,532 4 2
Ellenboro PSD
Pennsboro 		456 5 3
Cairo Water Department
Cairo 		339 5 2
Hughes River Water
Harrisville 		1 4 2
Inactive systems (30, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

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.