Question 1

Is Matewan Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Matewan Water Works (PWS ID: WV3303005) has 186 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,205 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Matewan Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Matewan Water Works serves 2,205 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Matewan or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 869 service connections. The operator address is listed in Matewan, West Virginia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Matewan Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Matewan Water Works has 186 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 117 monitoring/reporting violations, and 23 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Matewan Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Matewan Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Matewan 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 Matewan Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Matewan Water Works ranks #12,820 of 29,740 by people served, and #149 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 Matewan Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Matewan Water Works has 186 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Matewan 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
Chlorine	MR	13	2023
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	12	2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	11	2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	11	2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	10	2023
Public Notice	Other	9	2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	7	1994
Nitrate	MR	5	1993
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	2014
Methoxychlor	MR	4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2014
Picloram	MR	4	2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	2014
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	2014
2,4-D	MR	4	2014
Chlordane	MR	4	2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2016
Simazine	MR	4	2014
LASSO	MR	4	2014
Atrazine	MR	4	2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	4	2018
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TT	4	2019
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	2014
OXAMYL	MR	4	2014
Carbofuran	MR	4	2014
Heptachlor	MR	4	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2018

Matewan Water Works

Matewan Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Matewan Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served