CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES
PWSID: WV3301905 · Charles Town, WV · Serves 15,220 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES (PWSID WV3301905) in Charles Town, WV is listed as a CWS water system covering about 15,220 people. The same extract lists 10 health-based violation records spanning 2005-2024. Those 10 health-based rows for CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES cover contaminants such as Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, CARBON, TOTAL; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES has 10 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 4 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, CARBON, TOTAL. Recorded violations span 2005–2024. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the West Virginia drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the West Virginia state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- WV3301905
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Charles Town, WV
- Population Served
- 15,220
- Health Violations
- Yes (10)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 4 | 4 |
| TTHM | 3 | 3 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | 2 | 2 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (10)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CARBON, TOTAL | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2020 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2020 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2005 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES on cumulative violation count (10) and EPA-reported population served (15,220). Violation-count peers include ETHETE WATER SYSTEM, Quechan Utility, Grand Canyon West. Population peers include CLIFFDALE WEST, BETHALTO, RAMSEY WATER DEPT.
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About This Data
CHARLES TOWN UTILITIES (WV3301905) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include CORPORATION OF SHEPHERDSTOWN; CORPORATION OF HARPERS FERRY; CHARLES TOWN UTL-GLEN HAVEN UTILITIES; CHARLES TOWN UTL-CAVALAND SUBDIVISION. Health-based rows (10 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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