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Ridgeley, Town of

At a glance

Town of Ridgeley (PWSID WV3302923) is an active community water system in Mineral County, West Virginia. It reports serving 737 people through 327 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 November 2022.

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

Population served

737

Service connections

327

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWV3302923

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served737

Service connections327

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedRidgeley (Rr Name Ridgely)

StateWest Virginia

ZIP—

CountyMineral County

How does Town of Ridgeley compare with other water systems in Mineral County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Ridgeley is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mineral County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,390 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 22,240 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 Town of Ridgeley 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 Town of Ridgeley?

EPA lists Town of Ridgeley 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 16 active systems in Mineral County (44%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Ridgeley have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. The violations listed here began between May 2017 and November 2022. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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
2022-11-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-02-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2018-05-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-05-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Town of Ridgeley: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Ridgeley?

Town of Ridgeley (PWSID WV3302923) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Ridgeley serve?

Town of Ridgeley reports serving 737 people through 327 service connections in Mineral County, West Virginia.

Where does Town of Ridgeley 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 Town of Ridgeley 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 November 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 Town of Ridgeley'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 November 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 Town of Ridgeley's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Ridgeley 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 Mineral County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Frankfort Psd	Mineral	6,747	Community	Surface water
Keyser City of	Mineral	4,796	Community	Surface water
New Creek Water Association	Mineral	3,163	Community	Purchased surface water
Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.	Mineral	1,705	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Frankfort Psd Wiley Ford	Mineral	1,062	Community	Groundwater
Fountain Psd	Mineral	1,001	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, “Ridgeley, Town of, PWSID WV3302923, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/ridgeley-town-of-wv3302923 (data as of October 1, 2026).