Public water system · WV3301603

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Wardensville, Town of

At a glance

Town of Wardensville (PWSID WV3301603) is an active community water system in Hardy County, West Virginia. It reports serving 788 people through 376 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, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

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

Population served

788

Service connections

376

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWV3301603

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served788

Service connections376

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedWardensville

StateWest Virginia

ZIP—

CountyHardy County

How does Town of Wardensville compare with other water systems in Hardy County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Wardensville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hardy County has 22 active public water systems, and Town of Wardensville is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 381 people per system, and accounts for 9.4% of the 8,383 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 Wardensville 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 Wardensville?

EPA lists Town of Wardensville 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 22 active systems in Hardy County (36%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Wardensville have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between June 2025 and March 2026. By type: 8 required treatment not met, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved, 4 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
2026-03-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2026-03-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Archived
2026-02-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Archived
2026-01-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Archived
2025-09-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2025-09-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2025-08-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2025-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
2025-07-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-07-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2025-07-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2025-06-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	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.

Town of Wardensville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Wardensville?

Town of Wardensville (PWSID WV3301603) 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 Wardensville serve?

Town of Wardensville reports serving 788 people through 376 service connections in Hardy County, West Virginia.

Where does Town of Wardensville 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 Wardensville have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 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 Town of Wardensville'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, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Wardensville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Wardensville 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 Hardy County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Moorefield Municipal Water	Hardy	2,328	Community	Surface water
Hardy County Psd 220 South	Hardy	1,463	Community	Purchased surface water
Hardy County Psd 220 N	Hardy	1,442	Community	Purchased surface water
Hardy County Psd-Route 55	Hardy	908	Community	Purchased surface water
Hardy County Psd-South Fork	Hardy	254	Community	Purchased surface water
Hardy County Psd-Trout Run	Hardy	245	Community	Purchased 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, “Wardensville, Town of, PWSID WV3301603, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/wardensville-town-of-wv3301603 (data as of October 1, 2026).