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Brooke County, West Virginia

Water Systems
8
Population Served
36,770
Total Violations
1,190
250 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
148.8
Avg Violations per System
21.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
4 systems (50%)
GW
4 systems (50%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Brooke West Virginia water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Weirton Area Water Board 18,633 238 Detected
Follansbee Hooverson Heights 4,970 263 Detected
Wellsburg, City Of 4,019 200 Detected
Follansbee Municipal 3,145 55 -
Washington Pike Psd 2,967 23 Detected
Hammond Psd 2,186 298 -
Beech Bottom Water Dept 610 33 -
Brooke County Psd 240 80 -

Other Counties in West Virginia

Kanawha County
4 systems · 223,150 served · 2,563 violations
Cabell County
2 systems · 104,093 served · 362 violations
Berkeley County
23 systems · 97,328 served · 4,057 violations
Wood County
10 systems · 86,630 served · 1,340 violations
Monongalia County
12 systems · 82,877 served · 1,384 violations
Raleigh County
18 systems · 73,148 served · 3,512 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Brooke County? ▼
Brooke County has 1,190 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 250 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Brooke County systems? ▼
Water systems in Brooke County serve approximately 36,770 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Brooke County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Brooke County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Brooke County? ▼
Water systems in Brooke County use SW (4 systems), GW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 21.0% of Brooke County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.