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Community Water System · PWS WV3302507

Grant Town, Town Of

Grant Town, West Virginia 26574 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 506 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

506
People served
101
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 101 drinking-water violations at Grant Town, Town Of, 20% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

101
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
506
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Grant Town, Town Of

Grant Town, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 506 residents in Grant Town, West Virginia (Marion County) through 515 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 101 total violations for this system , of which 20 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 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 Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 18 violations (Other). 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%).

Grant Town, Town Of's 101 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
506
Total Violations
101
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
515
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 15 2025
TTHM MR 15 2025
TTHM MCL 12 2007
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 2014
Public Notice Other 4 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2017
Chlorine MR 4 2017

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 Grant Town, Town Of.

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 WV3302507 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 18 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 7000
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 15 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 2456
2025 TTHM MR 15 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 2950
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 0200
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 8000
2017 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 0999
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 2456
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 3100
2011 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 7500
2007 TTHM MCL 12 SDWIS / WV3302507 / 2950

How Grant Town, Town Of Compares

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

Metric Grant Town, Town Of West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 101 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 506 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 Grant Town, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Grant Town, Town Of (PWS ID: WV3302507) has 101 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 506 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Grant Town, Town Of serve? ▼
Grant Town, Town Of serves 506 people in Grant Town, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 515 service connections.
What type of violations does Grant Town, Town Of have? ▼
Grant Town, Town Of has 101 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Grant Town, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Grant Town, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Grant Town, Town Of use? ▼
Grant Town, Town Of 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.