Public water system · WV9954007
ActiveChemours Company-Washington Works
At a glance
Chemours Company-Washington Works (PWSID WV9954007) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wood County, West Virginia. It reports serving 1,500 people through 72 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,500
Service connections
72
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chemours Company-Washington Works compare with other water systems in Wood County?
By EPA's size categories, Chemours Company-Washington Works is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wood County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,698 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 86,977 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Chemours Company-Washington Works is about 3.5 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. West Virginia has 55 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7% 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 Chemours Company-Washington Works?
EPA lists Chemours Company-Washington Works 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. 2 of the 10 active systems in Wood County (20%) are also privately owned.
Does Chemours Company-Washington Works have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2017. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-02-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | 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.
Chemours Company-Washington Works: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chemours Company-Washington Works?
Chemours Company-Washington Works (PWSID WV9954007) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Chemours Company-Washington Works serve?
Chemours Company-Washington Works reports serving 1,500 people through 72 service connections in Wood County, West Virginia.
Where does Chemours Company-Washington Works 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 Chemours Company-Washington Works have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Chemours Company-Washington Works' 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chemours Company-Washington Works' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chemours Company-Washington Works is a non-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 Wood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg Utility Board | Wood | 34,251 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Vienna | Wood | 12,507 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lubeck Psd | Wood | 11,724 | Community | Groundwater |
| Claywood Park Psd | Wood | 8,141 | Community | Surface water |
| Union Williams P S D | Wood | 7,883 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mineral Wells Psd | Wood | 5,674 | Community | Purchased 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, “Chemours Company-Washington Works, PWSID WV9954007, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/chemours-company-washington-works-wv9954007 (data as of October 1, 2026).