Public water system · WV9908037
ActiveThe Trail Kitchen
At a glance
The Trail Kitchen (PWSID WV9908037) is an active transient non-community water system in Clay County, West Virginia. It reports serving 29 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
29
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Trail Kitchen compare with other water systems in Clay County?
By EPA's size categories, The Trail Kitchen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clay County has 6 active public water systems, and The Trail Kitchen is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 887 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 5,324 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 The Trail Kitchen 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 The Trail Kitchen?
EPA lists The Trail Kitchen 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. 1 of the 6 active systems in Clay County (17%) are also privately owned.
Does The Trail Kitchen have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived, 1 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Archived |
| 2021-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Archived |
| 2021-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
The Trail Kitchen: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Trail Kitchen?
The Trail Kitchen (PWSID WV9908037) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does The Trail Kitchen serve?
The Trail Kitchen reports serving 29 people through 1 service connection in Clay County, West Virginia.
Where does The Trail Kitchen 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 The Trail Kitchen have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 The Trail Kitchen'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Trail Kitchen's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Trail Kitchen 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 Clay County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay-Roane Psd (Procious District) | Clay | 2,199 | Community | Surface water |
| Clay Water Dept | Clay | 1,232 | Community | Surface water |
| Clay Co Psd-Hartland | Clay | 1,043 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clay Co P S D - Ivydale | Clay | 729 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clay Co P S D-Triplett Ridge | Clay | 92 | 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, “The Trail Kitchen, PWSID WV9908037, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/the-trail-kitchen-wv9908037 (data as of October 1, 2026).