Public water system · WV3300512
ActiveFollansbee Hooverson Heights
At a glance
Follansbee Hooverson Heights (PWSID WV3300512) is an active community water system in Brooke County, West Virginia. It reports serving 4,970 people through 2,138 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,970
Service connections
2,138
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Follansbee Hooverson Heights compare with other water systems in Brooke County?
By EPA's size categories, Follansbee Hooverson Heights is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Brooke County has 8 active public water systems, and Follansbee Hooverson Heights is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 4,596 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 36,770 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 Follansbee Hooverson Heights is about 26% 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 Follansbee Hooverson Heights?
EPA lists Follansbee Hooverson Heights 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. 8 of the 8 active systems in Brooke County (100%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Follansbee Hooverson Heights have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and October 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Archived |
| 2024-08-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
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.
Follansbee Hooverson Heights: frequently asked questions
Who runs Follansbee Hooverson Heights?
Follansbee Hooverson Heights (PWSID WV3300512) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Follansbee Hooverson Heights serve?
Follansbee Hooverson Heights reports serving 4,970 people through 2,138 service connections in Brooke County, West Virginia.
Where does Follansbee Hooverson Heights 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 Follansbee Hooverson Heights 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 October 2025. 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 Follansbee Hooverson Heights' 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 October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Follansbee Hooverson Heights' water quality report?
As a community water system, Follansbee Hooverson Heights 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 Brooke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Area Water Board | Brooke | 18,633 | Community | Surface water |
| Wellsburg, City of | Brooke | 4,019 | Community | Groundwater |
| Follansbee Municipal | Brooke | 3,145 | Community | Groundwater |
| Washington Pike Psd | Brooke | 2,967 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Hammond Psd | Brooke | 2,186 | Community | Surface water |
| Beech Bottom Water Dept | Brooke | 610 | 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, “Follansbee Hooverson Heights, PWSID WV3300512, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/follansbee-hooverson-heights-wv3300512 (data as of October 1, 2026).