WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF 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 2,465 people through 985 service connections.
WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF ranks 3,876th by violation burden (70th percentile) - 232 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF compares within WV
WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF's 4 health-based violations sit within the WV average of 6.4, across 135 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF is from 2026-01-12 (health-based: 2025-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WEST HAMLIN, 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 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
This is what WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and WEST HAMLIN, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,876th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.