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McDowell County, West Virginia

Water Systems
23
Population Served
14,881
Total Violations
9,042
565 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
393.1
Avg Violations per System
6.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
20 systems (87%)
SW
3 systems (13%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (23)

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
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 -

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 McDowell County? ▼
McDowell County has 9,042 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 565 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from McDowell County systems? ▼
Water systems in McDowell County serve approximately 14,881 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in McDowell County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in McDowell County.
What types of water sources supply McDowell County? ▼
Water systems in McDowell County use GW (20 systems), SW (3 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. 6.2% of McDowell 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.