Pocahontas County High School

PWSID: WV9938035

4 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 0700, 8000. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 96% of water systems in West Virginia.

Violation trend: 42.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 22.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served326
Service Connections2
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityDunmore
EPA ZIP on File24934
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Marlinton, Pocahontas County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0112 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0071 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0059 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0037 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0033 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0032 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0032 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0018 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0004 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

24 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000TT2025-08-30YesOpen
7500Other2025-08-15Open
7500Other2025-08-15Open
7500Other2025-07-13Open
5000MR2025-07-01Open
7500Other2025-05-16Open
7500Other2025-05-16Open
7500Other2025-05-16Open
7500Other2025-04-13Open
5000MR2025-04-01Open
7500Other2024-12-16Open
7500Other2024-12-16Open
7500Other2024-12-16Open
5000MR2024-09-29Open
0700TT2024-08-02YesOpen
0700TT2024-08-02YesOpen
0700TT2024-08-02YesOpen
5000MR2024-01-01Open
5000MR2023-07-01Open
5000MR2022-04-01Open
5000MR2021-04-01Open
5000MR2020-01-01Open
5000MR2017-01-01Open
5000MR2013-12-30Open

Violation History (325 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700MR2025-08-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2025-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2025-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-05-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-05-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-05-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1040MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1040MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2023-10-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 301 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Pocahontas County High School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 326 in Dunmore, 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.