Lincoln Psd - Route 3

PWSID: WV3302207

2 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 0800. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 79% of water systems in West Virginia.

Violation trend: 8.6 per year over the last 5 years, similar to 9.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served2,226
Service Connections817
Water SourceSurface Water Purchased
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityAlum Creek
EPA ZIP on File25003

Areas Served

  • Griffithsville, Lincoln County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0016 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0016 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0011 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0009 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

8 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2025-07-13Open
7500Other2025-07-13Open
0800TT2024-09-04YesOpen
0800TT2024-09-04YesOpen
7000Other2024-07-01Open
7500Other2024-03-15Open
5000MR2023-10-01Open
5000MR2020-01-01Open

Violation History (111 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2024-11-14Returned to Compliance
8000MON2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
7500Other2024-03-15Returned to Compliance
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
7500Other2021-08-14Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-08-14Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-08-14Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-08-14Returned to Compliance
7500Other2020-11-15Returned to Compliance
7500Other2020-11-15Returned to Compliance
7000Other2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
0200MR2020-08-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2020-08-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-08-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2020-08-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2020-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 103 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Lincoln Psd - Route 3 is a community water system water system that draws from surface water purchased sources and serves a population of 2,226 in Alum Creek, West Virginia. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.