Public water system · WV3301402
ActiveTown of Capon Bridge Inc.
At a glance
Town of Capon Bridge Inc. (PWSID WV3301402) is an active community water system in Hampshire County, West Virginia. It reports serving 700 people through 325 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 February 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
700
Service connections
325
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Capon Bridge Inc. compare with other water systems in Hampshire County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Capon Bridge Inc. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hampshire County has 33 active public water systems, and Town of Capon Bridge Inc. is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 172% above the county average of 257 people per system, and accounts for 8.3% of the 8,477 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 Capon Bridge Inc. 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. 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 Town of Capon Bridge Inc.?
EPA lists Town of Capon Bridge Inc. 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 33 active systems in Hampshire County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Capon Bridge Inc. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and February 2024. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved, 5 as archived and 2 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. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2020-11-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | 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.
Town of Capon Bridge Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Capon Bridge Inc.?
Town of Capon Bridge Inc. (PWSID WV3301402) 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 Capon Bridge Inc. serve?
Town of Capon Bridge Inc. reports serving 700 people through 325 service connections in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Where does Town of Capon Bridge Inc. 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 Town of Capon Bridge Inc. 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 February 2024. 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 Capon Bridge Inc.'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 February 2024. 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 Capon Bridge Inc.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Capon Bridge Inc. 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 Hampshire County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Hampshire Psd | Hampshire | 2,274 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Romney Water Dept | Hampshire | 1,911 | Community | Surface water |
| Central Hampshire Psd Green Spring | Hampshire | 1,046 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Central Hampshire Psd - Rt 28 | Hampshire | 388 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wapocoma Campground | Hampshire | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chpsd-Purgittsville | Hampshire | 205 | 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, “Town of Capon Bridge Inc., PWSID WV3301402, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/town-of-capon-bridge-inc-wv3301402 (data as of October 1, 2026).