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Community Water System · PWS WV3302518

Paw Paw Route 19 Psd

Westover, West Virginia 26502 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,257 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,257
People served
200
EPA violations
40
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 200 drinking-water violations at Paw Paw Route 19 Psd, 20% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

200
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,257
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Paw Paw Route 19 Psd

Paw Paw Route 19 Psd is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,257 residents in Westover, West Virginia (Marion County) through 540 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 200 total violations for this system , of which 40 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 133 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 40 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Paw Paw Route 19 Psd's 200 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
1,257
Total Violations
200
Health-Based Violations
40
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
540
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
40
Monitoring Violations
133
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 40 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 1997
Chlorine MR 28 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2022
Public Notice Other 8 2017
TTHM MR 8 2022

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 Paw Paw Route 19 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 WV3302518 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
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 40 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 2456
2024 Chlorine MR 28 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 0999
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 8000
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 0200
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 2950
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 5000
2017 Public Notice Other 8 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 7500
1997 Coliform (TCR) MR 30 SDWIS / WV3302518 / 3100

How Paw Paw Route 19 Psd Compares

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

Metric Paw Paw Route 19 Psd West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 200 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 40 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 1,257 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 Paw Paw Route 19 Psd water safe to drink? ▼
Paw Paw Route 19 Psd (PWS ID: WV3302518) has 200 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,257 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Paw Paw Route 19 Psd serve? ▼
Paw Paw Route 19 Psd serves 1,257 people in Westover, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 540 service connections.
What type of violations does Paw Paw Route 19 Psd have? ▼
Paw Paw Route 19 Psd has 200 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 133 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Paw Paw Route 19 Psd water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Paw Paw Route 19 Psd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Paw Paw Route 19 Psd use? ▼
Paw Paw Route 19 Psd 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.