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Community Water System · PWS WV3303513

Valley Grove Water Dept

Valley Grove, West Virginia 26060 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 610 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

610
People served
324
EPA violations
164
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 324 drinking-water violations at Valley Grove Water Dept, 51% of them health-based - above the West Virginia per-system average.

324
Total EPA violations on record
51%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
610
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Valley Grove Water Dept

Valley Grove Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 610 residents in Valley Grove, West Virginia (Ohio County) through 296 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 324 total violations for this system , of which 164 (51%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 102 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 TTHM, recorded in 164 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Valley Grove Water Dept's 324 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
610
Total Violations
324
Health-Based Violations
164
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
296
County
Ohio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
164
Monitoring Violations
102
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 164 2025
Public Notice Other 44 2021
TTHM MR 28 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2015
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2020
Chlorine MR 4 2020

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 Valley Grove Water Dept.

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 WV3303513 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 TTHM MCL 164 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 2950
2022 TTHM MR 28 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 2456
2021 Public Notice Other 44 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 7500
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 5000
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 0200
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 8000
2020 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 3100
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / WV3303513 / 7000

How Valley Grove Water Dept Compares

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

Metric Valley Grove Water Dept West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 324 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 164 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 610 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 Valley Grove Water Dept water safe to drink? ▼
Valley Grove Water Dept (PWS ID: WV3303513) has 324 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 610 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Valley Grove Water Dept serve? ▼
Valley Grove Water Dept serves 610 people in Valley Grove, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 296 service connections.
What type of violations does Valley Grove Water Dept have? ▼
Valley Grove Water Dept has 324 total violations: 164 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 102 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Valley Grove Water Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Valley Grove Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Valley Grove Water Dept use? ▼
Valley Grove Water Dept 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.