Community Water System · PWS WV3304507
Big Bend Psd
Operator location Talcott, West Virginia - 35% of 68 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 1,350 served per SDWIS.
- 1,350
- People served (this PWS)
- 68
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 24
- Health-based (this PWS)
- Untested
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Big Bend Psd standing, mid SDWIS violation third
35% of 68 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 35% is upper-third health share (> 23%). Population rank #16,873 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Big Bend Psd lands in the middle third by violation volume (68), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is mid-pack at 1,350 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 35% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.
- #16,873 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #218 of 312
- Population · WV
- 68
- Total EPA violations on record
- 35%
- 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
- 665
- County
- Summers
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 24
- Monitoring Violations
- 27
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 24 | 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2025 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 2001 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 2 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Big Bend Psd has 68 recorded EPA violations, 64% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 35% carry more. 35% of this system's own violations are health-based (24 of 68), and it ranks #16,873 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)
68 Around the middle fewer violations than 35% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
Health-based violations on Big Bend Psd
24 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for WV3304507.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
68 violations · 1,350 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
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 Big Bend Psd
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.