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Cabell County, West Virginia

Water Systems
2
Population Served
104,093
Total Violations
362
28 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
181.0
Avg Violations per System
7.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
2 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (2)

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
Wvawc - Huntington Dist 98,647 22 Clean
Milton Water 5,446 340 Clean

Other Counties in West Virginia

Kanawha County
4 systems · 223,150 served · 2,563 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
Harrison County
22 systems · 65,815 served · 4,253 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Cabell County? ▼
Cabell County has 362 total drinking water violations across 2 water systems, of which 28 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cabell County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cabell County serve approximately 104,093 people through 2 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cabell County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Cabell County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cabell County? ▼
Water systems in Cabell County use SW (2 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. 7.7% of Cabell 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.