Public water system · WV3301942
ActiveWvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities
At a glance
Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities (PWSID WV3301942) is an active community water system in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It reports serving 7,250 people through 3,081 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
7,250
Service connections
3,081
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Jefferson County has 44 active public water systems, and Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 9.2 times the county average of 787 people per system, and accounts for 21% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities is roughly in line with 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 22 West Virginia systems (2.8%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities?
EPA lists Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities 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. 28 of the 44 active systems in Jefferson County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and January 2026. By type: 9 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (8 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-03-31 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities?
Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities (PWSID WV3301942) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities serve?
Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities reports serving 7,250 people through 3,081 service connections in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Where does Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities 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 January 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 Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities' 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 January 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 Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities' water quality report?
As a community water system, Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Town Utilities | Jefferson | 15,220 | Community | 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 |
| Shepherdstown Elementary School | Jefferson | 450 | 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, “Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities, PWSID WV3301942, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/wvaw-walnut-grove-utilities-wv3301942 (data as of October 1, 2026).