Community Water System · PWS WV3304306
Pennsboro
Operator location Pennsboro, West Virginia - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 104 EPA violations; surface water source; 1,254 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,254
- People served (this PWS)
- 104
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 7
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Pennsboro standing, high SDWIS violation third
104 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #17,441 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Pennsboro sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (104), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,254 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #17,441 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #226 of 312
- Population · WV
- 104
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 625
- County
- Ritchie
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 72
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 14 | 2021 |
| Nitrate | MR | 13 | 2005 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2014 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 12 | 2016 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 10 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| TTHM | MCL | 4 | 2016 |
| Turbidity | Other | 3 | 1991 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2016 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2017 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Pennsboro has 104 recorded EPA violations, 74% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 26% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (7 of 104), and it ranks #17,441 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)
104 Around the middle fewer violations than 26% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 9/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/23/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/23/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/23/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/23/2024 | 11.70 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2024 | 8.20 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 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 |
| PFMPA | 9/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/23/2024 | 3.10 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/23/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/23/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/17/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/17/2024 | 8.70 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFBS | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/17/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/17/2024 | 9.20 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/17/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/17/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/17/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/17/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/17/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/17/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/17/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/17/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/17/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Pennsboro
104 violations on record for WV3304306; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
104 violations · 1,254 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.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Pennsboro
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in West Virginia compares on the same EPA violation measures. West Virginia systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.