West Virginia tap water quality

413 community water systems serving 1.6 million people.

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

systems with PFAS above a federal limit

99,088

people served by them

systems EPA tested for PFAS

systems above the lead action level

PFAS: EPA's 2023–2025 testing. Lead: results from the last five years. 9 more systems have no recent lead results in EPA's database.

Water systems with PFAS above the federal limit

Based on EPA's UCMR 5 results (2023–2025) compared to the April 2024 limits, the way EPA compares them. Systems have until 2029 to comply. Largest first.

West Virginia PFAS report: chart, rankings and data to download →

Largest water systems in West Virginia

West Virginia American Water – Kanawha Valley District
209,283 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
West Virginia American Water – Huntington District
98,647 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Berkeley County Public Service Water District – Potomac River
69,372 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Morgantown Utility Board
66,851 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Beckley Water Company
47,386 people · Surface water · West Virginia
Lithium above screening level
Parkersburg Utility Board
34,251 people · Groundwater under influence of surface water · West Virginia
PFOA above limitAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016
City of Fairmont
30,586 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Wheeling Water System
29,899 people · Surface water · West Virginia
PFHxS detectedAlso: 4 health-based violations since 2016
Putnam Public Service District
26,410 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
West Virginia American Water – New River Regional Water Treatment Plant
25,603 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
West Virginia American Water – Bluestone Plant
20,562 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Weirton Area Water Board
19,676 people · Surface water · West Virginia
PFOS above limitAlso: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations · PFOA detected · PFHxS detected
Clarksburg Water Board
19,072 people · Surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limits
Logan County Public Service District – Northern Regional
16,822 people · Surface water · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Coliform bacteria violation · Lithium above screening level
City of Martinsburg
16,250 people · Groundwater under influence of surface water · West Virginia
No PFAS above limitsAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016

West Virginia cities and towns

Most health-based violations since 2016

Town of Wardensville
788 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 36 health-based violations since 2016
City of Paden City
3,291 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Coliform bacteria violations
Mount Zion Public Service District
1,163 people · Purchased surface water · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Coliform bacteria violations · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations
City of Gary
1,633 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Coliform bacteria violations
Valley Grove Water Dept
610 people · Purchased surface water · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Hardy County Public Service District Baker
150 people · Surface water · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations
Pinnacle Water Association
85 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Coliform bacteria violations
McDowell County Public Service District Premier
122 people · Purchased groundwater · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Oceana Community of Water System
3,796 people · Surface water · West Virginia
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations
Town of Reedy Water Service
480 people · Purchased surface water · West Virginia
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations · Coliform bacteria violation
Coal Mountain Water
80 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 19 health-based violations since 2016
Clover Public Service District
976 people · Purchased surface water · West Virginia
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violationsAlso: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Lincoln Public Service District
3,981 people · Surface water · West Virginia
Lithium above screening levelAlso: 19 health-based violations since 2016
Hiawatha Water
63 people · Groundwater · West Virginia
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 19 health-based violations since 2016
Bluewell Public Service District
6,216 people · Purchased surface water · West Virginia
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violationsAlso: Coliform bacteria violations

All West Virginia utilities on this site

Every West Virginia system serving 50,000+ people or with PFAS above a federal limit, A to Z. Download all 413 systems as CSV.

Questions

Does West Virginia tap water have PFAS?

EPA tested 99 community water systems in West Virginia for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. 24 had at least one regulated PFAS detected, and 10 had an entry-point average above a 2024 federal limit. Those 10 systems serve about 99,088 people (6% of people on community water in West Virginia). Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.

How many West Virginia water systems have violations?

258 systems in West Virginia had at least one health-based violation since 2016 (1,370 violations in total). 2,541 violations are currently listed as unaddressed.

Which West Virginia water systems are over the lead action level?

2 systems had a lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level in their most recent results from the last five years. Another 9 systems have no lead results in EPA's database from the last five years. Lead depends on each home's pipes, so a test of your own tap is the only way to know your level.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.