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Community Water System · PWS WV3301312

Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2

Rainelle, West Virginia 25962 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 290 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

290
People served
90
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 90 drinking-water violations at Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2, 4% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

90
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
290
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2

Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 290 residents in Rainelle, West Virginia (Greenbrier County) through 121 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 90 total violations for this system , of which 4 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 64 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 24 violations (MR). 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%).

Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2's 90 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
290
Total Violations
90
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
121
County
Greenbrier
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
64
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 24 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2021
Nitrate MR 8 2022
Public Notice Other 6 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1998
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2006
Groundwater Rule MR 3 2022
Nitrite MR 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2024
Chlorine MR 3 2024

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 Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2.

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 WV3301312 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 8000
2024 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 0999
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 7000
2022 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 1040
2022 Groundwater Rule MR 3 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 0700
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 5000
2020 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 1041
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 24 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 3100
2008 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 7500
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 2456
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 3100
1998 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / WV3301312 / 4000

How Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 Compares

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

Metric Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 90 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 290 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 Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 water safe to drink? ▼
Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 (PWS ID: WV3301312) has 90 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 290 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 serve? ▼
Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 serves 290 people in Rainelle, West Virginia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 121 service connections.
What type of violations does Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 have? ▼
Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 has 90 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 use? ▼
Rainelle Water Treatment Plant 2 uses Groundwater 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.