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Community Water System · PWS WV3303301

Berkeley Springs City Of

Operator location Berkeley Springs, West Virginia - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,526 people served; 229 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

3,526
People served (this PWS)
229
EPA violations (this PWS)
11
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Berkeley Springs City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

3,526 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,556 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Berkeley Springs City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (229), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,526; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#9,556 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#88 of 312
Population · WV
229
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,492
County
Morgan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
202
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 1999
Simazine MR 7 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 7 2020
Atrazine MR 7 2020
Heptachlor MR 7 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 7 2020
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 2025
Public Notice Other 7 2025
Methoxychlor MR 7 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 7 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 7 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 7 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 7 2020
LASSO MR 7 2020
OXAMYL MR 6 2005
Picloram MR 6 2005
Dinoseb MR 6 2005
Carbofuran MR 6 2005
2,4-D MR 6 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 6 2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 6 2005
CARBON, TOTAL MR 6 2025
Toxaphene MR 6 2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 2005
Chlordane MR 6 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2005
Dalapon MR 6 2005

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Berkeley Springs City Of has 229 recorded EPA violations, 87% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 13% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (11 of 229), and it ranks #9,556 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

229 Higher than most more violations than 87% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 9/23/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/23/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/23/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/23/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/23/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/23/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/23/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/23/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/23/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/23/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/23/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/23/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/23/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/18/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/18/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/18/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/18/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/18/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/18/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/18/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/18/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Berkeley Springs City Of

EPA SDWIS lists 3,526 people served and 1,492 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

229 violations · 3,526 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Berkeley Springs City Of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater