Water Quality: Grafton, WV

4 water systems • 11,354 people served

Multiple Health Violations
179
Total Violations
4
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Systems
11,354
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Grafton is served by 4 public water systems with a combined service population of 11,354 people, and has 179 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 4 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Grafton's violation count is 55% 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 Grafton

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
GRAFTON CITY OF WV3304601 Surface Water 6,333 87
MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER ASSOC WV3304602 Surface Water 2,306 44
HAYMOND PSD WV3304606 Surface Water 1,393 17
TAYLOR COUNTY PSD WV3304605 Surface Water 1,322 31

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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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