Is there PFAS in Wvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 4 samples EPA's program collected.
Wvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt is a public water system drawing on surface water, West Virginia, serving about 25,603 people, including Kincaid, Robson, Ansted, Fayetteville, Glen Jean, Hico. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 4 times across 1 sampling point between Nov 2023 and Aug 2024.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFDA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, PFHpA, PFBS, PFPeS, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFMBA, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFPeA, PFOA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFHpS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, PFTA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in West Virginia
- Putnam P S D none detected
- Wheeling Water 2 PFAS detected
- City of Fairmont none detected
- Wvawc Bluestone Plant none detected
- Clarksburg Water Board none detected
- Weirton Area Water Board above an EPA limit
All 103 tested systems in West Virginia
ZIP codes served
25119 25173 25812 25840 25846 25854 25868 25879 25880 25901 25917 25938 25942
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Wvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID WV3301046. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/west-virginia/wvawc-new-river-regional-wtr-trtmt-plt/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID WV3301046). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.