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Wood County, West Virginia

Water Systems
10
Population Served
86,630
Total Violations
1,340
139 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
134.0
Avg Violations per System
10.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
7 systems (70%)
SW
3 systems (30%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
7
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (10)

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
Parkersburg Utility Board 34,251 49 Detected
Vienna 12,507 435 Detected
Lubeck Psd 10,377 79 Detected
Claywood Park Psd 8,141 414 Detected
Union Williams P S D 7,883 92 Detected
Mineral Wells Psd 5,674 100 Detected
Williamstown Water Dept 3,469 95 Detected
Chemours Company-Washington Works 2,500 25 -
Central Boaz Psd 1,628 14 -
Blennerhassett Island State Park 200 37 -

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
Monongalia County
12 systems · 82,877 served · 1,384 violations
Raleigh County
18 systems · 73,148 served · 3,512 violations
Harrison County
22 systems · 65,815 served · 4,253 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Wood County? ▼
Wood County has 1,340 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 139 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wood County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wood County serve approximately 86,630 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wood County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Wood County, 7 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wood County? ▼
Water systems in Wood County use GW (7 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. 10.4% of Wood 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.