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West Virginia Water Quality
299
Utilities in database
1.5M
Residents served
38%
On private wells
2
Key contaminants tracked
Drinking Water in West Virginia
West Virginia has 299 community water systems serving approximately 1.5 million residents. Primary water sources include surface water. The most commonly reported contaminants include disinfection byproducts, lead. 38% of West Virginia residents rely on private wells. BPH holds primary enforcement authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Utilities in West Virginia
126–150 of 299Richwood Water Dept
WV3303401 · 2,480 served
City of West Hamlin
WV3302203 · 2,465 served
Alderson Water
WV3301315 · 2,458 served
Pleasants Co Psd
WV3303707 · 2,357 served
Harrisville
WV3304303 · 2,347 served
Moorefield Municipal Water
WV3301601 · 2,328 served
Greater Harrison Psd - Quiet Dell
WV3301719 · 2,328 served
Mountain View Water Assoc
WV3304602 · 2,306 served
Danese Psd
WV3301008 · 2,294 served
Elizabeth Water Dept
WV3305302 · 2,289 served
Central Hampshire Psd
WV3301411 · 2,274 served
Town of Beverly
WV3304202 · 2,268 served
Mcdowell County Psd Bartley
WV3302434 · 2,242 served
Masontown Water Works
WV3303909 · 2,239 served
City of Stonewood
WV3301724 · 2,236 served
Pleasant Valley Psd
WV3303112 · 2,231 served
Lincoln Psd - Route 3
WV3302207 · 2,226 served
Mcmechen Municipal Water
WV3302610 · 2,212 served
Walton Psd
WV3304407 · 2,208 served
Town of Star City
WV3303116 · 2,207 served
Matewan Water Works
WV3303005 · 2,205 served
Clay-roane Psd (procious District)
WV3300806 · 2,199 served
Hammond Psd
WV3300508 · 2,186 served
Va Medical Center
WV3300227 · 2,175 served
Pineville Municipal Water
WV3305517 · 2,162 served
Key Contaminant Concerns in West Virginia
Lead
Lead is a naturally occurring heavy metal that was widely used in plumbing infrastructure until it was banned for new installations in 1986. An estimated 9.2 million lead service lines still connect homes to public water mains across the United States, along with millions of homes with lead solder in their internal plumbing.
DBPs
When utilities add chlorine to water to kill pathogens, it reacts with dissolved organic matter — leaves, algae, soil — to produce disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Over 600 DBPs have been identified. The EPA regulates two groups: total trihalomethanes (TTHMs, including chloroform) and haloacetic acids (HAA5). DBP levels tend to be highest in surface water systems and in warm months when organic matter is elevated.
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Data source: Utility data from EPA SDWIS. 299 active community water systems ingested. CCR contaminant data ingestion in progress.
Last updated: 2026-04-22