Is PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD's water safe to drink?
PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 34,251 people get their water from it, across 15,996 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD ranks 6,273th by violation burden (51th percentile) - 17 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the WV average
WV's 135 covered systems average 6.4 health-based violations each; PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD'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: Groundwater 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 PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD'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 PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,273th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.