Community Water System · PWS WV3301933
Corporation of Shepherdstown
Operator location Shepherdstown, West Virginia - larger served population (> 3,309) at 4,300 people served; 363 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 4,300
- People served (this PWS)
- 363
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 76
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Corporation of Shepherdstown standing, high SDWIS violation third
4,300 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #8,469 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Corporation of Shepherdstown sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (363), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (4,300; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #8,469 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #68 of 312
- Population · WV
- 363
- Total EPA violations on record
- 21%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,872
- County
- Jefferson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 64
- Monitoring Violations
- 250
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 12
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 32 | 2007 |
| TTHM | MCL | 32 | 2016 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 19 | 2018 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 18 | 2013 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 15 | 2013 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 13 | 2018 |
| Nitrate | MR | 10 | 2021 |
| Public Notice | Other | 8 | 2011 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 8 | 2000 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2016 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2016 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2016 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2016 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Corporation of Shepherdstown has 363 recorded EPA violations, 93% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 7% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (76 of 363), and it ranks #8,469 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
363 Higher than most more violations than 93% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 87 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 9/23/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/23/2025 | 4.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/23/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/23/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2025 | 3.60 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2025 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/4/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/4/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/4/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/4/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/16/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Corporation of Shepherdstown
EPA SDWIS lists 4,300 people served and 1,872 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
363 violations · 4,300 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Corporation of Shepherdstown
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in West Virginia compares on the same EPA violation measures. West Virginia systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.