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Community Water System · PWS WV3305518

Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd

Glen Fork, West Virginia 25845 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,967 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,967
People served
120
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 120 drinking-water violations at Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd, 13% of them health-based - below the West Virginia per-system average.

120
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,967
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd

Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,967 residents in Glen Fork, West Virginia (Wyoming County) through 1,701 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 120 total violations for this system , of which 16 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 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 21 violations (Other). 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%).

Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd's 120 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
3,967
Total Violations
120
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,701
County
Wyoming
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 21 2023
Groundwater Rule MR 20 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2024
TTHM MCL 8 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2023
Nitrate MR 4 2015
TTHM MR 4 2016
Nitrite MR 4 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2014
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2014
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2024

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 Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd.

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 WV3305518 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 5000
2024 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 0700
2023 Public Notice Other 21 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 7500
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 2456
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 2456
2019 Groundwater Rule MR 20 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 0700
2017 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 1041
2016 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 2950
2015 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 1040
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 3100
2014 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 2955
2005 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / WV3305518 / 2950

How Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd Compares

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

Metric Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 120 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 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 3,967 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 Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd water safe to drink? ▼
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd (PWS ID: WV3305518) has 120 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,967 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd serve? ▼
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd serves 3,967 people in Glen Fork, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,701 service connections.
What type of violations does Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd have? ▼
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd has 120 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd use? ▼
Ravencliff McGraws Saulsville Psd 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.
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.