Public water system · WV9936007
ActiveCave Country Store
At a glance
Cave Country Store (PWSID WV9936007) is an active transient non-community water system in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cave Country Store compare with other water systems in Pendleton County?
By EPA's size categories, Cave Country Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pendleton County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 3,472 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 Cave Country Store is well below 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 Cave Country Store?
EPA lists Cave Country Store 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. 8 of the 17 active systems in Pendleton County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Cave Country Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2004 and July 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-03-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Cave Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cave Country Store?
Cave Country Store (PWSID WV9936007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Cave Country Store serve?
Cave Country Store reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Where does Cave Country Store 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 Cave Country Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Cave Country Store'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cave Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cave Country Store 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 Pendleton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Municipality of | Pendleton | 1,402 | Community | Surface water |
| Pendleton Co Psd(Brandywine) | Pendleton | 692 | Community | Surface water |
| Pendleton Co Psd-Upper Tract | Pendleton | 633 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Pendleton Co Psd-Us 220 North | Pendleton | 156 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pendleton County Psd Riverton | Pendleton | 130 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville | Pendleton | 84 | 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, “Cave Country Store, PWSID WV9936007, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/cave-country-store-wv9936007 (data as of October 1, 2026).