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Community Water System · PWS WV3300523

Brooke County Psd

Wellsburg, West Virginia 26070 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 240 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

240
People served
80
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 80 drinking-water violations at Brooke County Psd, 34% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

80
Total EPA violations on record
34%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
240
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Brooke County Psd

Brooke County Psd is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 240 residents in Wellsburg, West Virginia (Brooke County) through 112 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 80 total violations for this system , of which 27 (34%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 40 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 27 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across West Virginia, EPA tracks 774 public water systems serving 1,597,057 people, with 187,590 cumulative violations and 11,480 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 242.4 violations. Statewide, 46 of 102 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (45.1%).

Brooke County Psd's 80 violations sit below the West Virginia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
240
Total Violations
80
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
112
County
Brooke
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
27
Monitoring Violations
40
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 27 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2019
TTHM MR 9 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2025
Public Notice Other 5 2021
Chlorine MR 4 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2017

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Brooke County Psd.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WV3300523 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

West Virginia Drinking Water Authority

West Virginia's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find WV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 2456
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 7000
2021 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 7500
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 5000
2018 TTHM MCL 27 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 2950
2017 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 0999
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / WV3300523 / 8000

How Brooke County Psd Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Brooke County Psd West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 80 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 14.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 45.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 240 2,063 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 774 regulated public water systems in West Virginia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Brooke County Psd water safe to drink? ▼
Brooke County Psd (PWS ID: WV3300523) has 80 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 240 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Brooke County Psd serve? ▼
Brooke County Psd serves 240 people in Wellsburg, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 112 service connections.
What type of violations does Brooke County Psd have? ▼
Brooke County Psd has 80 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 40 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Brooke County Psd water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Brooke County Psd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Brooke County Psd use? ▼
Brooke County Psd uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.