Is Paw Paw Water Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Morgan

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

370

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	31.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.4 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	90.8 µg/L 114% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 113.1 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25.445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.7 µg/L	32/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	32.18 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 33.3 µg/L	32/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	58.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 84 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	16.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	438.05 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 930 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	18/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	14.32 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	17/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	6.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	16/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1600 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	64.75 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	796 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 810 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.244 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.28 µg/L	5/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1100 pCi/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Ethylene Dibromide	0.0250 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	410 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	290 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Selenium	2.4 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ABE, DARLENE
Phone: 304-947-7476
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Paw Paw Water Works

Is Paw Paw Water Works tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Paw Paw Water Works's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Paw Paw Water Works's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, TTHM, Dibromochloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Paw Paw Water Works serve?

Paw Paw Water Works reports serving 524 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Paw Paw Water Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 370 violations on file for Paw Paw Water Works, of which 29 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 13 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.