Is RED SULPHUR PSD's water safe to drink?
RED SULPHUR PSD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 5,331 people through 2,400 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
13 total violations and 3 health-based ones put RED SULPHUR PSD at the 60th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,187 of 12,903.
How RED SULPHUR PSD compares within WV
RED SULPHUR PSD'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 RED SULPHUR PSD is from 2027-09-02 (health-based: 2027-09-02). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RED SULPHUR 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: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform 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 this data is and is not
RED SULPHUR 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 - 3 health-based violations on file for RED SULPHUR 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.