Richwood Water Dept
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 1 city in WV · PWSID WV3303401
Richwood Water Dept serves 2,430 people. 2 health-based violations since 2020 (2 open) in EPA's record — full violation history below.
- People served
- 2,430
- PFAS
- No results on file
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 2 (2 open)
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Richwood Water Dept's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by West Virginia OEHS.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official Richwood Water Dept Resources
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Richwood Water Dept Service Area
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Richwood Water Dept Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Warning
Richwood Water Dept reads Warning. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Richwood Water Dept Water Safe to Drink?
Richwood Water Dept has reported 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 5 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file), an EPA lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level, 2 open health-based EPA violations and 2 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file in at least one city served. Richwood Water Dept has 2 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), 2 of them still open. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 2,430 people across 1 city in WV. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Fluoride in Richwood Water Dept Water
Richwood Water Dept
PWSID WV3303401
Richwood Water Dept reported 0.41 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
Richwood Water Dept Service Area
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Richwood Water Dept Contact & Information
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Contacts for Richwood Water Dept
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| J████ S████ | Water Treatment Supervisor | (555) ███-████ | j████@city████.gov |
| M████ J██████ | Utility Director | (555) ███-████ | m████@water████.org |
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Richwood Water Dept Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Richwood Water Dept has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Richwood Water Dept Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. West Virginia OEHS publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit West Virginia OEHSWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Richwood Water Dept has 2 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), 2 of them still open.
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
| Violation | Contaminant or rule | Period | Status | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure To Address Deficiency | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | since Feb 2023 (ongoing) | Open, no enforcement action recorded | Tier 2 public notice |
| Failure To Address Deficiency | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | since Feb 2023 (ongoing) | Open, no enforcement action recorded | Tier 2 public notice |
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Richwood Water Dept's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by West Virginia OEHS, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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