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Community Water System · PWS WV3302524

Worthington Town Of

Worthington, West Virginia 26591 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 598 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

598
People served
188
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 188 drinking-water violations at Worthington Town Of - below the West Virginia per-system average.

188
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
598
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Worthington Town Of

Worthington Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 598 residents in Worthington, West Virginia (Marion County) through 277 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 188 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 140 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 53 violations (MR). 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%).

Worthington Town Of's 188 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
598
Total Violations
188
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
277
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
140
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 53 2024
TTHM MR 52 2024
Public Notice Other 21 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2015
Chlorine MR 8 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1992

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 Worthington 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 WV3302524 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 / WV3302524 / 7000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 53 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 52 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 2950
2024 Public Notice Other 21 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 8000
2018 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 0999
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 5000
1992 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302524 / 3100

How Worthington Town Of Compares

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

Metric Worthington Town Of West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 188 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 598 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 Worthington Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Worthington Town Of (PWS ID: WV3302524) has 188 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 598 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Worthington Town Of serve? ▼
Worthington Town Of serves 598 people in Worthington, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 277 service connections.
What type of violations does Worthington Town Of have? ▼
Worthington Town Of has 188 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 140 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Worthington Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Worthington Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Worthington Town Of use? ▼
Worthington 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.