MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER: EPA violation history, explained
MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 2,212 people get their water from it, across 806 connections.
How this compares nationally
MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER has 79 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,733th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 63th percentile nationally.
How MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER compares within WV
MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER's 3 health-based violations sit within the WV average of 6.4, across 135 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER is from 2026-11-08 (health-based: 2026-11-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER'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: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and MCMECHEN MUNICIPAL WATER's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,733th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.