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Rayford Acres

At a glance

Rayford Acres (PWSID WV3302529) is an active community water system in Marion County, West Virginia. It reports serving 194 people through 81 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased 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 2021.

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

Population served

194

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWV3302529

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served194

Service connections81

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedFairmont

StateWest Virginia

ZIP—

CountyMarion County

How does Rayford Acres compare with other water systems in Marion County?

By EPA's size categories, Rayford Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marion County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,140 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 57,770 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 Rayford Acres 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 169 West Virginia systems (21%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Rayford Acres?

EPA lists Rayford Acres 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. 23 of the 27 active systems in Marion County (85%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Rayford Acres 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 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and October 2021. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2018-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2015-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-03-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2004-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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.

Rayford Acres: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rayford Acres?

Rayford Acres (PWSID WV3302529) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Rayford Acres serve?

Rayford Acres reports serving 194 people through 81 service connections in Marion County, West Virginia.

Where does Rayford Acres get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Rayford Acres 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 2021. 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 Rayford Acres' 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 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rayford Acres' water quality report?

As a community water system, Rayford Acres 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 Marion County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fairmont City of	Marion	30,586	Community	Surface water
Valley Falls Psd	Marion	4,042	Community	Purchased surface water
Monongah Town of	Marion	3,226	Community	Surface water
Little Creek Psd	Marion	2,180	Community	Purchased surface water
Monumental Psd	Marion	1,965	Community	Purchased surface water
Mannington City of	Marion	1,946	Community	Purchased 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, “Rayford Acres, PWSID WV3302529, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/rayford-acres-wv3302529 (data as of October 1, 2026).