Public water system · WV3303614
ActivePendleton County Psd Riverton
At a glance
Pendleton County Psd Riverton (PWSID WV3303614) is an active community water system in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It reports serving 130 people through 86 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
130
Service connections
86
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pendleton County Psd Riverton compare with other water systems in Pendleton County?
By EPA's size categories, Pendleton County Psd Riverton is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pendleton County has 17 active public water systems, and Pendleton County Psd Riverton is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% 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 County Psd Riverton 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 County Psd Riverton?
EPA lists Pendleton County Psd Riverton 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 County Psd Riverton 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 2020 and October 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Nitrate, Public Notice and Benzo(a)pyrene. EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-02-15 | 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 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | 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 County Psd Riverton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pendleton County Psd Riverton?
Pendleton County Psd Riverton (PWSID WV3303614) 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 County Psd Riverton serve?
Pendleton County Psd Riverton reports serving 130 people through 86 service connections in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Where does Pendleton County Psd Riverton 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 County Psd Riverton 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 Pendleton County Psd Riverton'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 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 Pendleton County Psd Riverton's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pendleton County Psd Riverton 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 Co Psd-Circleville | Pendleton | 84 | 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 County Psd Riverton, PWSID WV3303614, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/pendleton-county-psd-riverton-wv3303614 (data as of October 1, 2026).