Question 1

Is West Jefferson, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

West Jefferson, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0105010) has 353 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,321 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does West Jefferson, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that West Jefferson, Town Of serves 1,321 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of West Jefferson or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 705 service connections. The operator address is listed in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does West Jefferson, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

West Jefferson, Town Of has 353 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 318 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in West Jefferson, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for West Jefferson, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does West Jefferson, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

West Jefferson, Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does West Jefferson, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), West Jefferson, Town Of ranks #17,004 of 29,740 by people served, and #435 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does West Jefferson, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

West Jefferson, Town Of has 353 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 7% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 93% of that cohort has fewer violations than West Jefferson, Town Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	18	2012
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	15	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MR	15	2003
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	10	2014
Endrin	MR	5	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	5	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	5	2005
Dinoseb	MR	5	2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	5	2005
2,4-D	MR	5	2005
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	5	2005
Pentachlorophenol	MR	5	2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	5	2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	5	2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	5	2005
Chlordane	MR	5	2005
Heptachlor	MR	5	2005
OXAMYL	MR	5	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	5	2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2005
Toxaphene	MR	5	2005
Picloram	MR	5	2005
Carbofuran	MR	5	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	5	2005
Dalapon	MR	5	2005
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	5	2005
2,4,5-TP	MR	5	2005
Simazine	MR	5	2005
Atrazine	MR	5	2005
LASSO	MR	5	2005

West Jefferson, Town Of

West Jefferson, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for West Jefferson, Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served