BLUEWELL PSD
PWS ID: WV3302804 · BLUEFIELD, West Virginia 24701
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,216
Total Violations
691
Health-Based Violations
129
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,022
- County
- Mercer
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 104
- Monitoring Violations
- 488
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 25
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 104 | 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 35 | 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 31 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 30 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 26 | 2024 |
| Chlorine | MR | 20 | 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 16 | 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 14 | 2020 |
| Picloram | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Atrazine | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| LASSO | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Chlordane | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Simazine | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 11 | 2014 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 10 | 2014 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | TT | 10 | 2016 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 9 | 2018 |
| Nitrate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 7 | 2024 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 6 | 2016 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/13/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/13/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/13/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/22/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/22/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/22/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/22/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.