Is Pocahontas County Psd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Pocahontas

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

252

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-02-16
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2023-02-16

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
Copper	116.2 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 404 µg/L	47/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	14.02 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	37/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2450 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0090 mg/L 60% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Barium	42.84 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 44.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	22.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.429 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	25.415 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.17 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.9 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.064 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.15 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.48 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	175 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 180 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.3155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.64 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.8100 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.4280 pCi/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2450 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Toluene	580 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	210 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019

54 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-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, MARK
Phone: 304-456-3127
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pocahontas County Psd

Is Pocahontas County Psd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Pocahontas County Psd'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 Pocahontas County Psd's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Lead, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pocahontas County Psd serve?

Pocahontas County Psd reports serving 504 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Pocahontas County Psd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 252 violations on file for Pocahontas County Psd, of which 6 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 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.