County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Ritchie County, West Virginia
5 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 4,397 people in Ritchie County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 5
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 630
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet WV085 · Ritchie County 5 sys · 630 viol · #2845/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 20.3% health
- RANK-BOTTOM #2845/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 5 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, Ritchie County ranks #2,845 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #49 of 55 counties in West Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Ritchie 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 20.3% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,845 of 3,254 · #49 of 55 in West Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Ritchie County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Ritchie County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville | 2,347 | 134 | - |
| Pennsboro | 1,254 | 104 | Detected |
| Ellenboro Psd | 456 | 109 | - |
| Cairo Water Department | 339 | 210 | - |
| Hughes River Water | 1 | 73 | - |
Compare beyond West Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for Ritchie County
Cross-state counties nearest Ritchie County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (630). 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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