Public water system · WV9947029
ActiveCanaan Hospitality Inc.
At a glance
Canaan Hospitality Inc. (PWSID WV9947029) is an active transient non-community water system in Tucker County, West Virginia. It reports serving 400 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Canaan Hospitality Inc. compare with other water systems in Tucker County?
By EPA's size categories, Canaan Hospitality Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tucker County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 432 people per system, and accounts for 4.6% of the 8,630 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Canaan Hospitality Inc. is about 178% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. West Virginia has 309 active transient non-community water systems, 39% of the state's 791 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 468 West Virginia systems (59%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Canaan Hospitality Inc.?
EPA lists Canaan Hospitality Inc. as privately owned. The WV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 13 of the 20 active systems in Tucker County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Canaan Hospitality Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and February 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as unaddressed, 3 as archived and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2012-01-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Canaan Hospitality Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Canaan Hospitality Inc.?
Canaan Hospitality Inc. (PWSID WV9947029) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Canaan Hospitality Inc. serve?
Canaan Hospitality Inc. reports serving 400 people through 5 service connections in Tucker County, West Virginia.
Where does Canaan Hospitality Inc. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Canaan Hospitality Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Canaan Hospitality Inc.'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Canaan Hospitality Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Canaan Hospitality Inc. is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Tucker County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamrick Psd | Tucker | 1,785 | Community | Surface water |
| Canaan Valley State Park | Tucker | 1,683 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Parsons City of | Tucker | 1,461 | Community | Surface water |
| Davis Water Works | Tucker | 952 | Community | Surface water |
| Thomas City of | Tucker | 753 | Community | Surface water |
| Timberline-Cv Psd | Tucker | 577 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Canaan Hospitality Inc., PWSID WV9947029, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/canaan-hospitality-inc-wv9947029 (data as of October 1, 2026).