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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
176–200 of 299Grant Co Psd-us 220 S
WV3301207 · 1,865 served
Terra Alta Water Works
WV3303917 · 1,856 served
Town of Nutter Fort
WV3301717 · 1,845 served
Gilbert Water Works
WV3303002 · 1,840 served
Hamrick Psd
WV3304704 · 1,785 served
Glenville Utility
WV3301104 · 1,751 served
Wvawc Glade Springs District
WV3304111 · 1,747 served
Mason Water Dept
WV3302708 · 1,679 served
Oakland Psd
WV3301517 · 1,659 served
New Haven Water Dept
WV3302709 · 1,649 served
Mcdowell County Psd Maybeury
WV3302460 · 1,648 served
City of Gary
WV3302420 · 1,633 served
Norton Harding Jimtown Psd
WV3304213 · 1,632 served
Salem Water Board
WV3301720 · 1,630 served
Central Boaz Psd
WV3305401 · 1,628 served
Marshall County Psd 2
WV3302607 · 1,601 served
Fort Gay Water Works
WV3305004 · 1,600 served
Town of Chapmanville
WV3302317 · 1,589 served
Sugar Creek Psd
WV3300404 · 1,572 served
Mount Hope Water
WV3301024 · 1,567 served
Mcdowell County Psd Coalwood
WV3302439 · 1,537 served
Leadsville Psd
WV3304215 · 1,536 served
Town of Lumberport
WV3301714 · 1,519 served
Benwood Water Department
WV3302618 · 1,510 served
Greenbrier County Psd 2
WV3301302 · 1,478 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