Water Quality: French Creek, WV

1 water system • 5,327 people served

Some Concerns
8
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
5,327
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

French Creek is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 5,327 people, and has 8 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 2 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. French Creek's violation count is 98% below the national average for West Virginia. Contaminants associated with violations include Bromate.

Contaminants Found

Bromate

Probable human carcinogen that increases the risk of kidney and thyroid cancers.

Common source: Ozonation of bromide-containing water; used as flour improver

EPA limit: 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb)

Water Systems Serving French Creek

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
ADRIAN P S D WV3304911 Surface Water 5,327 8

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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