Question 1

Is Gilbert Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Gilbert Water Works (PWS ID: WV3303002) has 813 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,840 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Gilbert Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Gilbert Water Works serves 1,840 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Gilbert or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 769 service connections. The operator address is listed in Gilbert, West Virginia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Gilbert Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Gilbert Water Works has 813 total violations: 71 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 674 monitoring/reporting violations, and 22 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Gilbert Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Gilbert Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Gilbert Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Gilbert Water Works uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Gilbert Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Gilbert Water Works ranks #14,266 of 29,740 by people served, and #182 of 312 in West Virginia. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Gilbert Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Gilbert Water Works has 813 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Gilbert Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	31	2018
Coliform (TCR)	MR	27	2003
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	24	2017
Public Notice	Other	21	2024
Xylenes, Total	MR	19	2019
TTHM	MCL	18	2018
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	16	2014
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	15	2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	15	2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	15	2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	15	2013
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	15	2013
Benzene	MR	15	2013
Ethylbenzene	MR	15	2013
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	15	2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	15	2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	15	2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	15	2013
Vinyl chloride	MR	15	2013
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	15	2013
Styrene	MR	15	2013
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	15	2013
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	15	2013
Toluene	MR	15	2013
Trichloroethylene	MR	15	2013
Barium	MR	14	2009
Antimony, Total	MR	14	2009
Selenium	MR	14	2009
Nickel	MR	14	2009
Mercury	MR	14	2009

Gilbert Water Works

Gilbert Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Gilbert Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served