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Marion County, West Virginia

Water Systems
27
Population Served
57,736
Total Violations
3,788
425 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
140.3
Avg Violations per System
11.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
27 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (27)

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
Fairmont City Of 30,586 38 Clean
Valley Falls Psd 4,042 142 Clean
Monongah Town Of 3,226 80 -
Little Creek Psd 2,136 41 -
Monumental Psd 1,965 57 -
Mannington City Of 1,946 99 -
Tri-County Water Assoc - Fairmont 1,880 146 -
Rivesville Town Of 1,267 91 -
Paw Paw Route 19 Psd 1,257 200 -
Bingamon Psd 1,179 132 -
Ices Run Psd 1,159 50 -
Downs Psd 1,024 67 -
Fairview Town Of 958 225 -
Mannington Psd 955 73 Clean
Farmington Town Of 699 137 -
Worthington Town Of 598 188 -
Grant Town, Town Of 506 101 -
Four States Psd 406 314 -
Hutchinson Community Water Assoc 353 272 -
Ministers Run Water Assoc 339 183 -
Mannington Psd - Logansport 293 54 -
Mannington Psd - Metz 221 47 -
Sugar Lane Water Assoc 204 381 -
Rayford Acres 194 22 -
Fair Oaks Subdivision 178 328 -
Monumental Psd - Chesapeake 96 112 -
Sunny View Acres Water Project 69 208 -

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 Marion County? ▼
Marion County has 3,788 total drinking water violations across 27 water systems, of which 425 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Marion County systems? ▼
Water systems in Marion County serve approximately 57,736 people through 27 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Marion County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Marion County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Marion County? ▼
Water systems in Marion County use SW (27 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. 11.2% of Marion 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.