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Craigsville Psd

At a glance

Craigsville Psd (PWSID WV3303402) is an active community water system in Nicholas County, West Virginia. It reports serving 4,997 people through 2,047 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

4,997

Service connections

2,047

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWV3303402

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,997

Service connections2,047

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedCraigsville

StateWest Virginia

ZIP—

CountyNicholas County

How does Craigsville Psd compare with other water systems in Nicholas County?

By EPA's size categories, Craigsville Psd is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Nicholas County has 9 active public water systems, and Craigsville Psd is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 81% above the county average of 2,761 people per system, and accounts for 20% of the 24,847 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 Craigsville Psd is about 25% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 110 West Virginia systems (14%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Craigsville Psd?

EPA lists Craigsville Psd as owned by a local government. 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 9 active systems in Nicholas County (67%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Craigsville Psd have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and October 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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
2024-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-11-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4-Dcode 2105	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Oxamylcode 2036	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.

Craigsville Psd: frequently asked questions

Who runs Craigsville Psd?

Craigsville Psd (PWSID WV3303402) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Craigsville Psd serve?

Craigsville Psd reports serving 4,997 people through 2,047 service connections in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Where does Craigsville Psd get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Craigsville Psd have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Craigsville Psd'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Craigsville Psd's water quality report?

As a community water system, Craigsville Psd 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 Nicholas County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wilderness Psd	Nicholas	6,106	Community	Surface water
Summersville Municipal Water	Nicholas	5,574	Community	Surface water
Nettie Leivasy Psd	Nicholas	3,630	Community	Surface water
Richwood Water Dept	Nicholas	2,480	Community	Surface water
Birch River Psd	Nicholas	1,369	Community	Purchased surface water
Fenwick Mountain Psd	Nicholas	554	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, “Craigsville Psd, PWSID WV3303402, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/craigsville-psd-wv3303402 (data as of October 1, 2026).