Is RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?
RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS 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: 5,047, over 2,195 connections.
RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's record against the rest of the country
RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS has 134 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,879th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 85th percentile nationally.
Against the WV average
WV's 135 covered systems average 6.4 health-based violations each; RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS carries 10, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS'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 RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS'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 RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,879th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.