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Community Water System · PWS WV3301804

Cottageville Psd

Cottageville, West Virginia 25239 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,230 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,230
People served
43
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 43 drinking-water violations at Cottageville Psd, 21% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

43
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,230
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cottageville Psd

Cottageville Psd is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,230 residents in Cottageville, West Virginia (Jackson County) through 1,347 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 43 total violations for this system , of which 9 (21%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 11 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%).

Cottageville Psd's 43 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
3,230
Total Violations
43
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,347
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2015
Public Notice Other 6 2016
Groundwater Rule TT 6 2017
Nitrite MR 4 2017
Chlorine MR 4 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1996
Groundwater Rule MR 3 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2021
TTHM MR 1 2021

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 Cottageville 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 WV3301804 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
2022 Groundwater Rule MR 3 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 0700
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 2950
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 5000
2017 Groundwater Rule TT 6 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 0700
2017 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 1041
2016 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 3100
2015 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 0999
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 7000
1996 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / WV3301804 / 3100

How Cottageville Psd Compares

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

Metric Cottageville Psd West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 43 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 3,230 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 Cottageville Psd water safe to drink? ▼
Cottageville Psd (PWS ID: WV3301804) has 43 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,230 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cottageville Psd serve? ▼
Cottageville Psd serves 3,230 people in Cottageville, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,347 service connections.
What type of violations does Cottageville Psd have? ▼
Cottageville Psd has 43 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cottageville Psd water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cottageville Psd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cottageville Psd use? ▼
Cottageville Psd 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.