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Community Water System · PWS WV3301741

Shinnston - Saltwell Road

Shinnston, West Virginia 26431 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 205 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

205
People served
219
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 219 drinking-water violations at Shinnston - Saltwell Road, 6% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

219
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
205
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Shinnston - Saltwell Road

Shinnston - Saltwell Road is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 205 residents in Shinnston, West Virginia (Harrison County) through 84 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 219 total violations for this system , of which 13 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 135 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 40 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%).

Shinnston - Saltwell Road's 219 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
205
Total Violations
219
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
84
County
Harrison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
135
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 40 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 40 2024
Public Notice Other 38 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 28 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2023
TTHM MCL 13 2020
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2023
Chlorine MR 3 2016

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 Shinnston - Saltwell Road.

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 WV3301741 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 28 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 7000
2024 TTHM MR 40 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 40 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 2456
2024 Public Notice Other 38 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 7500
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 5000
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 0200
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 8000
2020 TTHM MCL 13 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 2950
2016 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 0999
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / WV3301741 / 3100

How Shinnston - Saltwell Road Compares

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

Metric Shinnston - Saltwell Road West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 219 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 205 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 Shinnston - Saltwell Road water safe to drink? ▼
Shinnston - Saltwell Road (PWS ID: WV3301741) has 219 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 205 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Shinnston - Saltwell Road serve? ▼
Shinnston - Saltwell Road serves 205 people in Shinnston, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 84 service connections.
What type of violations does Shinnston - Saltwell Road have? ▼
Shinnston - Saltwell Road has 219 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 135 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Shinnston - Saltwell Road water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Shinnston - Saltwell Road under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Shinnston - Saltwell Road use? ▼
Shinnston - Saltwell Road 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.