COWEN PSD
PWS ID: WV3305103 · COWEN, West Virginia 26206
Population Served
3,098
Total Violations
557
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,427
- County
- Webster
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 492
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 16
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 34 | 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 31 | 2021 |
| TTHM | MR | 30 | 2021 |
| Public Notice | Other | 24 | 2023 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 19 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 17 | 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 17 | 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| Chromium | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Mercury | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Selenium | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Benzene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Styrene | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Barium | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Cadmium | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Nickel | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 10 | 2022 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 10 | 2022 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/22/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/22/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/22/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/22/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/22/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/22/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.