Public water system · WV3303609
ActivePendleton Co Psd-Circleville
At a glance
Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville (PWSID WV3303609) is an active community water system in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It reports serving 84 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
84
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville compare with other water systems in Pendleton County?
By EPA's size categories, Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pendleton County has 17 active public water systems, and Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 2.4% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville is well 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. 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 Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville?
EPA lists Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville 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. 7 of the 17 active systems in Pendleton County (41%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Beryllium, Nitrite and Arsenic. EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | 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.
Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville?
Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville (PWSID WV3303609) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville serve?
Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville reports serving 84 people through 40 service connections in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Where does Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville 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 Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville 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 January 2022. 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 Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville 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 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 |
| Sugar Grove Research Station | Pendleton | 70 | Non-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, “Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville, PWSID WV3303609, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/pendleton-co-psd-circleville-wv3303609 (data as of October 1, 2026).