Paw Paw Water Works
Paw Paw Water Works (EPA ID WV3303308) in Paw Paw, WV supplies surface water (rivers, lakes) to about 524 people: 5 violations since 2016, latest lead result 3.1 ppb, PFAS not tested.
Health-based violations since 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. All are listed as resolved.
90th-percentile lead in the latest round (Jan 2026). Lead comes mostly from household plumbing and service lines, so individual homes can be higher.
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).
Service area
EPA service-area boundary (state-supplied or EPA-modeled)System facts
Health-based violations
| Contaminant or rule | Health-based violations since 2016 |
|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 4 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 1 |
A health-based violation means a contaminant exceeded its legal limit (MCL) or a required treatment technique was not met, as reported by the state to EPA’s SDWIS. All are listed as resolved or archived; the latest began Dec 2025.
Lead
90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.
PFAS
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5).
ZIP codes served
ZIP codes whose center lies in this system’s service area.
What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.
Questions
Has Paw Paw Water Works had drinking water violations?
Health-based violations since 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. All are listed as resolved.
What is the lead level in Paw Paw Water Works water?
The latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jan 2026) was 3.1 ppb. EPA’s action level is 15 ppb (10 ppb from 2027).
Does Paw Paw Water Works have PFAS in its water?
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).