County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Wetzel County, West Virginia
6 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 13,141 people in Wetzel County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 6
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 2,098
- Total violations Middle 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 WV103 · Wetzel County 6 sys · 2,098 viol · #2135/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 7.6% health
- RANK-LOWER #2135/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 83%
- SYS-TINY 6 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, Wetzel County ranks #2,135 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #34 of 55 counties in West Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Wetzel 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 7.6% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,135 of 3,254 · #34 of 55 in West Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Wetzel County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Wetzel County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Martinsville | 5,272 | 414 | Detected |
| Paden City, City Of | 3,291 | 654 | - |
| Grandview - Doolin Psd | 1,942 | 155 | - |
| Wetzel Co Psd 1 | 1,378 | 33 | - |
| Hundred Littleton Psd | 638 | 162 | - |
| Pine Grove Water | 620 | 680 | - |
Compare beyond West Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for Wetzel County
Cross-state counties nearest Wetzel County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,098). 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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