County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Nicholas County, West Virginia
9 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 24,847 people in Nicholas County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 9
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 1,166
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (3 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet WV067 · Nicholas County 9 sys · 1,166 viol · #1570/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 15.0% health
- RANK-MID #1570/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 78%
- SYS-TINY 9 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Kanawha County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Nicholas County ranks #1,570 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #21 of 55 counties in West Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Nicholas 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 15.0% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,570 of 3,254 · #21 of 55 in West Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Nicholas County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Nicholas County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Psd | 6,106 | 84 | Clean |
| Summersville Municipal Water | 5,574 | 66 | Clean |
| Craigsville Psd | 4,997 | 53 | Clean |
| Nettie Leivasy Psd | 3,630 | 237 | - |
| Richwood Water Dept | 2,480 | 294 | - |
| Birch River Psd | 1,369 | 77 | - |
| Fenwick Mountain Psd | 554 | 295 | - |
| Wild Ridge | 87 | 18 | - |
| Usfs Big Rock Campground Well 028 Hp | 50 | 42 | - |
Compare beyond West Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for Nicholas County
Cross-state counties nearest Nicholas County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,166). 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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