Is PADEN CITY, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
PADEN CITY, CITY OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 3,291, over 1,300 connections.
How this compares nationally
284 total violations and 33 health-based ones put PADEN CITY, CITY OF at the 96th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 490 of 12,903.
Against the WV average
WV's 135 covered systems average 6.4 health-based violations each; PADEN CITY, CITY OF carries 33, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PADEN CITY, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-05-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-08-06. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
PADEN CITY, CITY OF'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; Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene
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 PADEN CITY, CITY OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PADEN CITY, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 33 health-based violations on file for PADEN CITY, CITY OF - 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.