Public water system · WV9919002
ActiveUsda Appalachian Fruit Research Station
At a glance
Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station (PWSID WV9919002) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It reports serving 70 people through 2 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 787 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 34,629 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. West Virginia has 55 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7% 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 Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station?
EPA lists Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station 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. 3 of the 44 active systems in Jefferson County (6.8%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2017 and September 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Archived |
| 2021-02-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | 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.
Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station?
Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station (PWSID WV9919002) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station serve?
Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station reports serving 70 people through 2 service connections in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Where does Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station 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 Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station 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 September 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 Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station is a non-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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Town Utilities | Jefferson | 15,220 | Community | Surface water |
| Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities | Jefferson | 7,250 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Corporation of Shepherdstown | Jefferson | 4,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Corporation of Harpers Ferry | Jefferson | 2,122 | Community | Surface water |
| Wvaw - the Mountain Water System | Jefferson | 976 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blue Ridge Elementary | Jefferson | 455 | Non-transient non-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, “Usda Appalachian Fruit Research Station, PWSID WV9919002, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/usda-appalachian-fruit-research-station-wv9919002 (data as of October 1, 2026).