Is COWEN PSD's water safe to drink?
COWEN PSD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,098 people get their water from it, across 1,427 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, COWEN PSD ranks 3,897th by violation burden (70th percentile) - 170 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the WV average
COWEN PSD's 4 health-based violations sit within the WV average of 6.4, across 135 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
COWEN PSD's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-04-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
COWEN PSD's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What COWEN PSD's record does not cover
COWEN PSD's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for COWEN PSD - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.