McDowell County, West Virginia
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet WV047 · McDowell County 23 sys · 9,042 viol · #2028/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-NONE · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-MOST
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 6.2% health
- RANK-LOWER #2028/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-NONE No UCMR5 set
- SRC-GW GW lead 87%
- SYS-SMALL 23 systems
- BOOK-MOST 6/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Kanawha County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, McDowell County ranks #2,028 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #33 of 55 counties in West Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
McDowell County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 6.2% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . No UCMR5 tests in this extract for McDowell County . Population served ranks #2,028 of 3,254 · #33 of 55 in West Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around McDowell County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest McDowell County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welch City Of | 2,907 | 304 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Bartley | 2,242 | 937 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Maybeury | 1,648 | 254 | - |
| Gary City Of | 1,633 | 333 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Coalwood | 1,537 | 287 | - |
| War Water Works City Realty | 1,220 | 1,232 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Berwind | 692 | 1,322 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Kimball | 432 | 386 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Havaco | 370 | 111 | - |
| McDowell County Psd-Big Four | 363 | 253 | - |
| Davy Municipal Water Works | 332 | 163 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Hemphill | 322 | 190 | - |
| Panther Wildlife Management Area 1 | 200 | 133 | - |
| Crumpler Community Water | 170 | 733 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Greenbrier | 165 | 364 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Bradshaw | 163 | 176 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Premier | 122 | 285 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Eckman | 118 | 357 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Tidewater | 113 | 441 | - |
| McDowell County Psd Bishop | 50 | 70 | - |
| Ashland Community | 32 | 518 | - |
| Newberry Food and Fuel Inc | 25 | 171 | - |
| Ashland Scenic Campground LLC | 25 | 22 | - |
Compare beyond West Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for McDowell County
Cross-state counties nearest McDowell County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (9,042). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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