PlainWater
States → West Virginia

Community Water System · PWS WV3303611

Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract

Upper Tract, West Virginia 26866 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 633 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

633
People served
174
EPA violations
74
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 174 drinking-water violations at Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract, 43% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

174
Total EPA violations on record
43%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
633
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract

Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 633 residents in Upper Tract, West Virginia (Pendleton County) through 313 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 174 total violations for this system , of which 74 (43%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 74 violations (TT, 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%).

Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract's 174 violations sit below 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
633
Total Violations
174
Health-Based Violations
74
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
313
County
Pendleton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
74

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 74 1997
Barium MR 5 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2012
Public Notice Other 4 2020
TTHM MR 4 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1994
Chlorine MR 3 2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2018
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2020
Methoxychlor MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2020
OXAMYL MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2020
Atrazine MR 2 2020
Heptachlor MR 2 2020
2,4-D MR 2 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2020
Chlordane MR 2 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2020
Picloram MR 2 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2020
Carbofuran MR 2 2020
Simazine MR 2 2020
LASSO MR 2 2020
Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 1 1995
Cadmium MR 1 2022
Chromium MR 1 2022

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 Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract.

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 WV3303611 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
2022 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1010
2022 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1015
2022 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1020
2022 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1025
2022 Antimony, Total MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1074
2022 Thallium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1085
2022 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1045
2022 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1040
2022 CYANIDE MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1024
2022 Beryllium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1075
2022 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1035
2022 Nickel MR 1 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 1036
2020 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 7500
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 2010
2020 Methoxychlor MR 2 SDWIS / WV3303611 / 2015

How Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract Compares

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

Metric Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 174 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 74 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 633 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 Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract water safe to drink? ▼
Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract (PWS ID: WV3303611) has 174 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 633 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract serve? ▼
Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract serves 633 people in Upper Tract, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 313 service connections.
What type of violations does Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract have? ▼
Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract has 174 total violations: 74 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 74 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract use? ▼
Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract 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.