Public water system · WV9936072
ActiveSeneca Caverns Restaurant
At a glance
Seneca Caverns Restaurant (PWSID WV9936072) is an active transient non-community water system in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Seneca Caverns Restaurant compare with other water systems in Pendleton County?
By EPA's size categories, Seneca Caverns Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pendleton County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Seneca Caverns Restaurant is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. West Virginia has 309 active transient non-community water systems, 39% 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 Seneca Caverns Restaurant?
EPA lists Seneca Caverns Restaurant as privately owned. 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 17 active systems in Pendleton County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Seneca Caverns Restaurant have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between August 2025 and March 2026. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 required treatment not met, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as unaddressed and 2 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2026-03-26 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2026-02-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2026-01-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-11-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-11-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-11-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | 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.
Seneca Caverns Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Seneca Caverns Restaurant?
Seneca Caverns Restaurant (PWSID WV9936072) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Seneca Caverns Restaurant serve?
Seneca Caverns Restaurant reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Where does Seneca Caverns Restaurant 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 Seneca Caverns Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Seneca Caverns Restaurant'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Seneca Caverns Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Seneca Caverns Restaurant is a 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 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 |
| Pendleton Co Psd-Circleville | Pendleton | 84 | 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, “Seneca Caverns Restaurant, PWSID WV9936072, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/seneca-caverns-restaurant-wv9936072 (data as of October 1, 2026).