Question 1

Is Chapmanville, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Chapmanville, Town Of (PWS ID: WV3302317) has 164 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,589 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Chapmanville, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Chapmanville, Town Of serves 1,589 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Chapmanville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 758 service connections. The operator address is listed in Chapmanville, West Virginia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Chapmanville, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Chapmanville, Town Of has 164 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Chapmanville, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Chapmanville, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Chapmanville, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Chapmanville, Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Chapmanville, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Chapmanville, Town Of ranks #15,446 of 29,740 by people served, and #199 of 312 in West Virginia. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Chapmanville, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Chapmanville, Town Of has 164 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Chapmanville, Town Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2019
TTHM	MR	6	2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	6	2025
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	1999
Carbofuran	MR	4	1999
Atrazine	MR	4	1999
LASSO	MR	4	1999
Heptachlor	MR	4	1999
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	1999
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	1999
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	4	1999
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	4	1999
Methoxychlor	MR	4	1999
Toxaphene	MR	4	1999
Dalapon	MR	4	1999
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	1999
OXAMYL	MR	4	1999
Simazine	MR	4	1999
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	1999
Picloram	MR	4	1999
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	1999
Endrin	MR	4	1999
Dinoseb	MR	4	1999
2,4,5-TP	MR	4	1999
2,4-D	MR	4	1999
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	1999
Chlordane	MR	4	1999
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	1999
Chlorine	MR	3	2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	3	2023

Chapmanville, Town Of

Chapmanville, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Chapmanville, Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served