Pocahontas Co Psd - Cheat Mountain Water

PWSID: WV3303808

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9 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 67% of water systems in West Virginia.

Violation trend: 9.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 4.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served	1,867
Service Connections	210
Water Source	Surface Water
System Type	Community Water System
Owner	Private
Status	Active
City	Durbin
EPA ZIP on File	26264

Areas Served

Snowshoe Resort, Pocahontas County

Lead & Copper Testing

Contaminant	Level	EPA Action Level	Status
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0224 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Exceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0025 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0016 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0015 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0014 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0014 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0010 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0009 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0006 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0005 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0002 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0000 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level

9 Active Violations

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Status
7500	Other	2025-04-05	Open
7500	Other	2024-02-16	Open
7500	Other	2024-02-16	Open
7500	Other	2024-02-16	Open
7500	Other	2024-02-16	Open
7500	Other	2022-12-03	Open
7500	Other	2022-07-16	Open
7500	Other	2022-07-16	Open
7500	Other	2022-07-16	Open

Violation History (72 total)

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Health-Based	Status
2950	MCL Measured: 89.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2025-04-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2950	MCL Measured: 89.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2025-04-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2025-01-10		Returned to Compliance
2950	MCL Measured: 87.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2025-01-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2950	MCL Measured: 87.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2025-01-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2950	MCL Measured: 87.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2025-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
2950	MCL Measured: 88.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2024-10-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2950	MCL Measured: 88.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2024-10-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2950	MCL Measured: 88.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2024-10-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
0200	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
0200	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
0200	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
0200	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
0300	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
0300	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
0300	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
0300	MR	2022-12-01	Major	Acknowledged
7000	Other	2022-10-01		Returned to Compliance
7000	Other	2022-10-01		Returned to Compliance
0999	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
0999	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
0999	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
0999	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
2920	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
2920	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
2920	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
2920	MR	2022-10-01	Major	Acknowledged
7000	Other	2022-07-01		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 62.00 UG/L (limit: 60.00 UG/L)	2022-07-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2456	MCL Measured: 62.00 UG/L (limit: 60.00 UG/L)	2022-07-01	Yes	Acknowledged
2456	MCL Measured: 62.00 UG/L (limit: 60.00 UG/L)	2022-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 62.00 UG/L (limit: 60.00 UG/L)	2022-07-01	Yes	Acknowledged
8000	MON	2021-05-01		Acknowledged
8000	MON	2021-05-01		Returned to Compliance
0200	MR	2021-05-01	Major	Acknowledged
0200	MR	2021-05-01	Major	Acknowledged
0999	MR	2021-04-01	Major	Acknowledged
0999	MR	2021-04-01	Major	Acknowledged
1036	MR	2021-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1036	MR	2021-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1036	MR	2021-01-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2020-12-30		Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2020-01-16		Returned to Compliance
2950	MCL Measured: 84.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2019-10-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2018-10-21		Returned to Compliance
2920	MR	2018-10-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 63.00 UG/L (limit: 60.00 UG/L)	2018-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2018-04-03		Returned to Compliance
0300	MR	2018-04-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
2950	MCL Measured: 84.00 UG/L (limit: 80.00 UG/L)	2017-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 63 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Pocahontas Co Psd - Cheat Mountain Water is a community water system water system that draws from surface water sources and serves a population of 1,867 in Durbin, 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.