Public water system · WV9938066
ActivePocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S
At a glance
Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S (PWSID WV9938066) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It reports serving 362 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
362
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S compare with other water systems in Pocahontas County?
By EPA's size categories, Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pocahontas County has 38 active public water systems, and Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 71% above the county average of 212 people per system, and accounts for 4.5% of the 8,055 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S is about 16% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. West Virginia has 55 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7% 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 Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S?
EPA lists Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S 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 38 active systems in Pocahontas County (21%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1996. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 1996. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S?
Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S (PWSID WV9938066) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S serve?
Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S reports serving 362 people through 8 service connections in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Where does Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S 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 Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1996. 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 Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M 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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S is a non-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 Pocahontas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlinton Town of | Pocahontas | 1,930 | Community | Surface water |
| Pocahontas Co Psd - Cheat Mountain Water | Pocahontas | 1,867 | Community | Surface water |
| Cass Scenic Railroad | Pocahontas | 555 | Community | Surface water |
| Pocahontas County Psd | Pocahontas | 504 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Pocahontas County High School | Pocahontas | 334 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Denmar Correctional Center | Pocahontas | 297 | Community | 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, “Pocahontas Memorial and Marlinton M S, PWSID WV9938066, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/pocahontas-memorial-and-marlinton-m-s-wv9938066 (data as of October 1, 2026).