County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Putnam County, West Virginia
4 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 33,110 people in Putnam County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 4
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 161
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 50.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet WV079 · Putnam County 4 sys · 161 viol · #1281/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 5.0% health
- RANK-UPPER #1281/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 50%
- SYS-TINY 4 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, Putnam County ranks #1,281 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #15 of 55 counties in West Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Putnam 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 5.0% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,281 of 3,254 · #15 of 55 in West Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Putnam County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Putnam County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam P S D | 24,020 | 16 | Clean |
| Hurricane City Of | 8,987 | 33 | Detected |
| Wvawc 5 and 20 Mile Road District | 78 | 2 | - |
| Viscose Athletic Association | 25 | 110 | - |
Compare beyond West Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for Putnam County
Cross-state counties nearest Putnam County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (161). 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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