Public water system · WV3302947
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At a glance
Town of Carpendale (PWSID WV3302947) is an active community water system in Mineral County, West Virginia. It reports serving 937 people through 391 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
937
Service connections
391
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Carpendale compare with other water systems in Mineral County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Carpendale is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mineral County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is about 33% below the county average of 1,390 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 22,240 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Carpendale is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. West Virginia has 427 active community water systems, 54% 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 Town of Carpendale?
EPA lists Town of Carpendale 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. 6 of the 16 active systems in Mineral County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Town of Carpendale have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Nitrite and Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. EPA lists 12 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Town of Carpendale: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Carpendale?
Town of Carpendale (PWSID WV3302947) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Carpendale serve?
Town of Carpendale reports serving 937 people through 391 service connections in Mineral County, West Virginia.
Where does Town of Carpendale 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 Town of Carpendale have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Town of Carpendale'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Carpendale's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Carpendale must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Mineral County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Psd | Mineral | 6,747 | Community | Surface water |
| Keyser City of | Mineral | 4,796 | Community | Surface water |
| New Creek Water Association | Mineral | 3,163 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc. | Mineral | 1,705 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Frankfort Psd Wiley Ford | Mineral | 1,062 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fountain Psd | Mineral | 1,001 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Carpendale, Town of, PWSID WV3302947, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/carpendale-town-of-wv3302947 (data as of October 1, 2026).