COWEN PSD
PWSID: WV3305103 · Cowen, WV · Serves 3,098 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), COWEN PSD (PWSID WV3305103) in Cowen, WV is listed as a CWS water system covering about 3,098 people. The same extract lists 9 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2023. Those 9 health-based rows for COWEN PSD cover contaminants such as Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
COWEN PSD has 9 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. 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2017–2023. 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)
- WV3305103
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Cowen, WV
- Population Served
- 3,098
- Health Violations
- Yes (9)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 5 | 5 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 3 | 3 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (9)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 2, 2017 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest COWEN PSD on cumulative violation count (9) and EPA-reported population served (3,098). Violation-count peers include Santa Clara Pueblo, PARSHALL, CITY OF, WELLPINIT. Population peers include ITHACA, CITY OF, AQUARION-LITCHFIELD REGIONAL, HOMER TOWNSHIP.
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About This Data
COWEN PSD (WV3305103) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Health-based rows in this extract are MCL and Treatment Technique records spanning 2017-2023 covering Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Historical registry entries, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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