ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC.

Q: Is ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. water safe to drink?

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. (PWS ID: WV3303902) has 599 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264 people using Groundwater sources.

Q: What type of violations does ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. have?

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. has 599 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 515 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. water?

No. ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

Q: What water source does ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. use?

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

PWS ID: WV3303902 · ARTHURDALE, West Virginia 26520

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. serves 264 people in ARTHURDALE, West Virginia using Groundwater water sources. It has 599 recorded EPA violations, including 15 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC.

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 264 residents in ARTHURDALE, West Virginia (Preston County) through 109 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 599 total violations for this system , of which 15 (3%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 515 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 47 violations (Other). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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. ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC.'s 599 violations sit above the West Virginia average. Statewide, 46 of 102 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (45.1%). 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

264

Total Violations

599

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 109
County: Preston
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 515
Treatment Tech Violations: 15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Public Notice	Other	47	2024
Groundwater Rule	MR	22	2023
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	21	2020
Methoxychlor	MR	14	2017
OXAMYL	MR	14	2017
Simazine	MR	14	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	14	2017
Picloram	MR	14	2017
Carbofuran	MR	14	2017
Atrazine	MR	14	2017
Heptachlor	MR	14	2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	14	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	14	2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	14	2017
LASSO	MR	14	2017
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	14	2017
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	14	2017
Chlordane	MR	14	2017
BHC-GAMMA	MR	14	2017
2,4-D	MR	14	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MR	12	2013
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	11	2022
Arsenic	MR	8	2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2017
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2017
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	8	2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	8	2017
Benzene	MR	8	2017

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
6:2 FTS	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	7/26/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	7/26/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	7/26/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	7/26/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	7/26/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	7/26/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	7/26/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	7/26/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	7/26/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	7/26/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	7/26/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	7/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	7/26/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	7/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	7/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected

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 ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC..

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 WV3303902 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
2024	Public Notice	Other	47	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 7500
2023	Groundwater Rule	MR	22	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 0700
2023	Groundwater Rule	TT	7	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 0700
2023	Chlorine	MR	6	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 0999
2023	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 8000
2022	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	11	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 7000
2021	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TT	8	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 0400
2020	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	21	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 5000
2019	Nitrate	MR	8	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 1040
2017	Methoxychlor	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2015
2017	OXAMYL	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2036
2017	Simazine	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2037
2017	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2039
2017	Picloram	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2040
2017	Carbofuran	MR	14	SDWIS / WV3303902 / 2046

How ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. Compares

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

Metric	ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC.	West Virginia avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	599	242.4	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	15	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	264	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
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. water safe to drink? ▼

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. (PWS ID: WV3303902) has 599 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. serve? ▼

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. serves 264 people in ARTHURDALE, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 109 service connections.

What type of violations does ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. have? ▼

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. has 599 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 515 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. water? ▼

No. ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. use? ▼

ARTHURDALE WATER ASSOC. uses Groundwater 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.

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