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Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run

At a glance

Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run (PWSID WV9904015) is an active transient non-community water system in Braxton County, West Virginia. It reports serving 500 people through 200 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.

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

Population served

500

Service connections

200

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWV9904015

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served500

Service connections200

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedSutton

StateWest Virginia

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CountyBraxton County

How does Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run compare with other water systems in Braxton County?

By EPA's size categories, Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Braxton County has 7 active public water systems, and Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,744 people per system, and accounts for 4.1% of the 12,209 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 Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run is about 3.5 times 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 Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run?

EPA lists Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run as owned by the federal 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. 2 of the 7 active systems in Braxton County (29%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2020 and May 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (7 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
2025-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2024-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2021-11-20	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2021-11-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-11-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	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.

Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run: frequently asked questions

Who runs Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run?

Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run (PWSID WV9904015) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run serve?

Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run reports serving 500 people through 200 service connections in Braxton County, West Virginia.

Where does Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run 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 Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. 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 Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run 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 Braxton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd	Braxton	4,344	Community	Surface water
Sugar Creek Psd	Braxton	3,241	Community	Surface water
Wvaw- Gassaway	Braxton	2,159	Community	Surface water
Burnsville Public Utility	Braxton	1,126	Community	Surface water
Usacoe Bakers Run	Braxton	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd Purchaser	Braxton	339	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, “Usacoe Upper Kanawha Run, PWSID WV9904015, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/usacoe-upper-kanawha-run-wv9904015 (data as of October 1, 2026).