PADEN CITY, CITY OF

PADEN CITY, CITY OF (PWSID WV3305204) is a cws water system drawing from a groundwater source, regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It serves approximately 3,291 people in Paden City, WV, and is subject to primacy enforcement by the West Virginia drinking-water program.

The system's federal compliance record contains 53 total violations, with 53 classified as health-based (MCL exceedances or treatment-technique failures). 3 distinct contaminants have been cited, including Contaminant 2987, Fluoride, E. coli. Recorded violations span 2018–2025.

A historical violation does not necessarily describe current water quality, systems must notify customers and remediate, and monitoring-type violations often reflect reporting lapses rather than contamination. The most authoritative real-time 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.