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Community Water System · PWS WV3302531

Hutchinson Community Water Assoc

Shinnston, West Virginia 26431 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 353 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

353
People served
272
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 272 drinking-water violations at Hutchinson Community Water Assoc, 3% of them health-based - above the West Virginia per-system average.

272
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
353
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hutchinson Community Water Assoc

Hutchinson Community Water Assoc is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 353 residents in Shinnston, West Virginia (Marion County) through 148 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 272 total violations for this system , of which 9 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 163 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 Public Notice, recorded in 71 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%).

Hutchinson Community Water Assoc's 272 violations sit above 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
353
Total Violations
272
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
148
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
163
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 71 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 54 2024
TTHM MR 54 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 21 2025
Chlorine MR 12 2020
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2015

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 Hutchinson Community Water Assoc.

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 WV3302531 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 21 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 7000
2024 Public Notice Other 71 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 7500
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 54 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 54 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 2950
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 5000
2022 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 0800
2020 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 0999
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 0200
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / WV3302531 / 3100

How Hutchinson Community Water Assoc Compares

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

Metric Hutchinson Community Water Assoc West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 272 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 353 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 Hutchinson Community Water Assoc water safe to drink? ▼
Hutchinson Community Water Assoc (PWS ID: WV3302531) has 272 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 353 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Hutchinson Community Water Assoc serve? ▼
Hutchinson Community Water Assoc serves 353 people in Shinnston, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 148 service connections.
What type of violations does Hutchinson Community Water Assoc have? ▼
Hutchinson Community Water Assoc has 272 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 163 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hutchinson Community Water Assoc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hutchinson Community Water Assoc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hutchinson Community Water Assoc use? ▼
Hutchinson Community Water Assoc 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.