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Community Water System · PWS WV3302515

Monongah Town Of

Monongah, West Virginia 26554 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,226 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,226
People served
80
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 80 drinking-water violations at Monongah Town Of, 26% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

80
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,226
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Monongah Town Of

Monongah Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,226 residents in Monongah, West Virginia (Marion County) through 1,403 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 80 total violations for this system , of which 21 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 21 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 12 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%).

Monongah Town Of's 80 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
3,226
Total Violations
80
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,403
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 12 2020
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2021
TTHM MCL 4 2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2020
TTHM MR 4 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2019
CARBON, TOTAL MR 3 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 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 Monongah 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 WV3302515 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
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 7000
2021 CARBON, TOTAL MR 3 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2920
2020 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 7500
2020 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 0800
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 5000
2019 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2042
2019 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2456
2016 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 0300
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2456
2005 TTHM MCL 4 SDWIS / WV3302515 / 2950

How Monongah Town Of Compares

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

Metric Monongah Town Of West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 80 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 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 3,226 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 Monongah Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Monongah Town Of (PWS ID: WV3302515) has 80 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,226 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Monongah Town Of serve? ▼
Monongah Town Of serves 3,226 people in Monongah, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,403 service connections.
What type of violations does Monongah Town Of have? ▼
Monongah Town Of has 80 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Monongah Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Monongah Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Monongah Town Of use? ▼
Monongah 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.