WELLSBURG, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
WELLSBURG, 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: 4,019, over 1,983 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WELLSBURG, CITY OF ranks 1,718th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 64 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
How WELLSBURG, CITY OF compares within WV
WV's 135 covered systems average 6.4 health-based violations each; WELLSBURG, CITY OF carries 11, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WELLSBURG, CITY OF is from 2026-01-02 (health-based: 2025-06-11). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WELLSBURG, 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: 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 this data is and is not
WELLSBURG, CITY OF'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. Between the utility's meter and WELLSBURG, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,718th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.