Pocahontas County Psd

PWSID: WV3303812

5 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 84% of water systems in West Virginia.

Violation trend: 3.8 per year over the last 5 years, down from 14.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served504
Service Connections251
Water SourceGroundwater Under Influence
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityDurbin
EPA ZIP on File26264

Areas Served

  • Pocahontas County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0132 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0090 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0026 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

5 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2024-02-16Open
7500Other2023-02-16Open
7500Other2022-11-12Open
7500Other2022-11-12Open
7500Other2011-10-19Open

Violation History (141 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7000Other2025-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-07-01Returned to Compliance
1052MR2022-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1052MR2022-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1052MR2022-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2021-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2021-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2021-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2021-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2021-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2021-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
1036MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1036MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1036MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1036MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2955MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2964MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2968MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2969MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2976MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2976MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2976MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2977MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2977MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2977MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2979MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2979MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2979MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2980MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2980MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2980MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2981MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 136 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Pocahontas County Psd is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater under influence sources and serves a population of 504 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.