Public water system · WV9945083

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Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr

At a glance

Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr (PWSID WV9945083) is an active transient non-community water system in Summers County, West Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWV9945083

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedSandstone

StateWest Virginia

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CountySummers County

How does Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr compare with other water systems in Summers County?

By EPA's size categories, Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Summers County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,425 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 22,802 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 Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr 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 Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr?

EPA lists Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 16 active systems in Summers County (6.3%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and January 2025. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2022-10-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-10-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-12-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-09-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-08-23	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	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.

Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr: frequently asked questions

Who runs Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr?

Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr (PWSID WV9945083) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr serve?

Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Summers County, West Virginia.

Where does Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr 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 Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr 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 Summers County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wvawc Bluestone Plant	Summers	20,562	Community	Surface water
Big Bend Psd	Summers	1,350	Community	Surface water
Mountain Creek Lodge	Summers	300	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Bluestone Camp and Retreat	Summers	200	Transient non-community	Surface water
Camp Summers	Summers	100	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Bass Lake Park	Summers	40	Transient non-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, “Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Visitors Ctr, PWSID WV9945083, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/nat-pk-ser-new-river-gorge-visitors-ctr-wv9945083 (data as of October 1, 2026).