Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WV9902002
Back Creek Valley Elementary
Operator location Martinsburg, West Virginia - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 150 people served; 212 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 150
- People served (this PWS)
- 212
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 13
- Health-based (this PWS)
- Untested
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Back Creek Valley Elementary standing, high SDWIS violation third
150 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 6% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).
The verdict
Back Creek Valley Elementary sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (212), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (150; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 6% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.
- 212
- Total EPA violations on record
- 6%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 150
- People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Non-Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Berkeley
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 7
- Monitoring Violations
- 186
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 6
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 14 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 13 | 2002 |
| Nitrate | MR | 9 | 2001 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 1996 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 5 | 2014 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2003 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Nitrite | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 3 | 1996 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Back Creek Valley Elementary has 212 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 6% of this system's own violations are health-based (13 of 212), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
212 Higher than most more violations than 86% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
Population served record for Back Creek Valley Elementary
EPA SDWIS lists 150 people served and 1 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
212 violations · 150 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.
What to do with Back Creek Valley Elementary
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
- Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems
EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.