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West Virginia

West Virginia municipal water system monitoring across 91 scored service markets serving approximately 1.1 million people, with Munimetric scores, stress signals, market rankings, and infrastructure risk context. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

West Virginia has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 28.0/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-07-04. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 91 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

91Markets scored
28.0Headline composite
~1.1MPop. served
510Active signals
Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress21.1 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress6.8 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.2 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

28.0 headline compositeWest Virginia state composite91 markets~1.1M people served
Welch59.7fragileMingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8fragileKenova Municipal Water47.3fragileLincoln Psd46.9fragileEastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4fragileLogan Co Psd-Greenville System42.7fragileNew Martinsville40.5fragileGauley River Psd40.3fragileMarshall County Psd 440.1fragileWheeling40.0fragileLogan39.7watchSt Albans Water38.4watchCool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4watchWilliamson Utility Board38.2watchWayne Water Town of37.5watchShinnston City of37.4watchPoint Pleasant Water Works37.4watchLewisburg36.8watchLogan County Psd - Northern Regional36.8watchVienna35.2watchWhite Sulphur Springs Water35.1watchOceana Community of34.7watchGlen White Trap Hill Psd33.4watchUnion Williams P S D33.2watchFollansbee Hooverson Heights32.8watchAthens Town of32.7watchWellsburg, City of32.4watchWeirton32.2watchRavenswood Municipal Water Works32.0watchBeckley32.0watchFlatwoods Canoe Run Psd31.3watchOhio County Psd31.1watchCheat View Psd31.1watchBluewell Psd30.2watchGreen Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood30.1watchMilton Water30.1watchWilliamstown Water Dept29.9watchWalnut Grove Utilities29.6watchShepherdstown29.5watchLubeck Psd29.3watchBethlehem28.1watchHurricane City of28.1watchSummersville Municipal Water28.0watchCharles Town28.0watchRaleigh County Mem Airport27.8watchSouthern Jackson County P S D27.8watchValley Falls Psd27.4watchClaywood Park Psd27.2watchMartinsburg27.1watchHuntington27.0watchWilderness Psd27.0watchPutnam P S D26.7watchBerkeley County Pswd-Potomac River26.4watchParkersburg26.3watchMineral Wells Psd26.3watchClarksburg25.8watchBerkeley Springs City of25.4watchRed Sulphur Psd25.3watchGreater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare25.2watchWvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt24.9watchClinton Water Assoc - Route 11924.4watchWashington Pike Psd24.4watchBerkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill23.5watchBuckhannon23.4watchMorgantown22.8watchMoundsville22.8watchWvawc Montgomery District22.4watchAdrian P S D22.3watchSpencer Water Dept21.3watchMason Co Psd-Crab Creek21.2watchLavalette Psd20.9watchCharleston20.1watchGrafton City of20.0stableBridgeport City of19.3stablePrinceton18.8stableMorton Plaza-Wv Parkways17.6stableMilepost 69 Rest Area17.6stableKeyser City of17.5stableCraigsville Psd17.4stablePreston County Psd 117.2stableRipley City of16.5stableBluefield15.1stablePreston County Psd 415.1stableFrankfort Psd14.7stableElkins14.1stableGrant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville13.4stableFairmont11.5stableClay Battelle Psd11.3stableWvawc Bluestone Plant10.6stableWvaw - Weston10.3stableSouthwestern Water District5.5stableWelch59.7fragileMingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8fragileKenova Municipal Water47.3fragileLincoln Psd46.9fragileEastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4fragileLogan Co Psd-Greenville System42.7fragileNew Martinsville40.5fragileGauley River Psd40.3fragileMarshall County Psd 440.1fragileWheeling40.0fragileLogan39.7watchSt Albans Water38.4watchCool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4watchWilliamson Utility Board38.2watchWayne Water Town of37.5watchShinnston City of37.4watchPoint Pleasant Water Works37.4watchLewisburg36.8watchLogan County Psd - Northern Regional36.8watchVienna35.2watchWhite Sulphur Springs Water35.1watchOceana Community of34.7watchGlen White Trap Hill Psd33.4watchUnion Williams P S D33.2watchFollansbee Hooverson Heights32.8watchAthens Town of32.7watchWellsburg, City of32.4watchWeirton32.2watchRavenswood Municipal Water Works32.0watchBeckley32.0watchFlatwoods Canoe Run Psd31.3watchOhio County Psd31.1watchCheat View Psd31.1watchBluewell Psd30.2watchGreen Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood30.1watchMilton Water30.1watchWilliamstown Water Dept29.9watchWalnut Grove Utilities29.6watchShepherdstown29.5watchLubeck Psd29.3watchBethlehem28.1watchHurricane City of28.1watchSummersville Municipal Water28.0watchCharles Town28.0watchRaleigh County Mem Airport27.8watchSouthern Jackson County P S D27.8watchValley Falls Psd27.4watchClaywood Park Psd27.2watchMartinsburg27.1watchHuntington27.0watchWilderness Psd27.0watchPutnam P S D26.7watchBerkeley County Pswd-Potomac River26.4watchParkersburg26.3watchMineral Wells Psd26.3watchClarksburg25.8watchBerkeley Springs City of25.4watchRed Sulphur Psd25.3watchGreater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare25.2watchWvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt24.9watchClinton Water Assoc - Route 11924.4watchWashington Pike Psd24.4watchBerkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill23.5watchBuckhannon23.4watchMorgantown22.8watchMoundsville22.8watchWvawc Montgomery District22.4watchAdrian P S D22.3watchSpencer Water Dept21.3watchMason Co Psd-Crab Creek21.2watchLavalette Psd20.9watchCharleston20.1watchGrafton City of20.0stableBridgeport City of19.3stablePrinceton18.8stableMorton Plaza-Wv Parkways17.6stableMilepost 69 Rest Area17.6stableKeyser City of17.5stableCraigsville Psd17.4stablePreston County Psd 117.2stableRipley City of16.5stableBluefield15.1stablePreston County Psd 415.1stableFrankfort Psd14.7stableElkins14.1stableGrant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville13.4stableFairmont11.5stableClay Battelle Psd11.3stableWvawc Bluestone Plant10.6stableWvaw - Weston10.3stableSouthwestern Water District5.5stable

Track

West Virginia Infrastructure Track

Portfolio posture across schedule and budget risk. · 28 active projects.

State scope
Total capital$228M
On-time rate
86%
Budget risk
65%
Delayed14%
Sch. variance185d

Funding mix

28 projects•Tracked capital: $228,390,160

  • Funding mix unavailable

Big projects

Morgantown Utility Board - C-544831$34MMorgantown Utility Board - C-544831$34MClarksburg Water Board - 22DWTRF001LSL-01$27MTransmission Main Renewal$27M
View project context

State interpretation guide

How to read West Virginia headline composite

Plain-language summary

West Virginia currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 28.0 versus a national average of 24.5. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

  • 91 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
  • State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
  • Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

  1. Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
  2. Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
  3. Use saved monitoring after research access is enabled to follow high-stress systems over time.

Priority West Virginia paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations
69 of 91Systems with recent public violation rows.
Source-water mix91 systems
  • Surface water73
  • Groundwater18
  • Purchased water0
  • Mixed source0
  • Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Mar 1, 2026

Coverage
  • Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
  • Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 89 of 91 included scored systems.
  • PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 81 of 91 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
  • Lead and copper summary records are stored for 88 of 91 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.
Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context
How many covered systems in West Virginia have recent recorded drinking-water violations?
Stored public records show 69 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 1,411 recorded violations across 91 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in West Virginia?
Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 81 covered systems; 40 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in West Virginia?
Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 88 covered systems; 63 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered West Virginia systems?
Stored identity records group covered West Virginia systems by source-water type: Surface water: 73, Groundwater: 18.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for West Virginia?
The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for West Virginia.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?
No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.
Official records
Methodology/source notes
  • Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
  • Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
  • Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
  • State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.
Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years
SystemPopulationSource waterRecent violationsRecent enforcementPublic-record flags
Mingo County Psd - NaugatuckWV33030292,159Surface water139617recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Williamson Utility BoardWV33030092,660Surface water100151recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
LewisburgWV330130712,065Surface water90123recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Oceana Community OfWV33055163,796Surface water80213recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson WtpWV33055213,616Groundwater7981recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Logan Co Psd-Greenville SystemWV33023573,611Surface water70120recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
New MartinsvilleWV33052035,272Groundwater60280recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Lincoln PsdWV33022054,039Surface water57167recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

91 of the community drinking-water systems in West Virginia are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 1.1M people.

What the Data Suggests

West Virginia has 91 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 1.1 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 28.0 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 11% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress stands out as the dominant contributor to headline stress (13.4 points average), with Capex Pressure a distant second at 7.6. That pattern suggests a particular kind of pressure — concentrated rather than broadly distributed.

510 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Compliance Escalation, affecting 80 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 28.0 as of Jul 4, 2026. Movement since Jul 3, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 68 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress13.4 / 20.0
Capex Pressure7.6 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility5.1 / 20.0
Governance Risk1.2 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.7 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

SignalSeverityMarkets affected% of scored
Compliance Escalationhigh8088%
Climate Hazard Exposurehigh7886%
Lead & Copper Rule Riskhigh6369%
High-AGI Out-Migrationhigh6268%
Population Served Declinehigh5864%
PFAS Contamination Riskhigh4044%
Current Drought Severitymedium3741%
Monitoring / Reporting Failuresmedium3538%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stresshigh2932%
Income Erosionmedium1415%
Infrastructure Capital Gaphigh44%
Project Status Stalenessmedium33%
Utility Data Stalenesshigh33%
Housing Market Weaknessmedium22%
SRF Dependence Spikemedium11%
Project Scope Change Riskmedium11%

Markets

Top Markets

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K11
2Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
3Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K8
4Lincoln Psd46.9Fragile4K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System42.7Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville40.5Fragile5K9
8Gauley River Psd40.3Fragile4K8
9Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
10Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
11Logan39.7Watch4K7
12St Albans Water38.4Watch14K7
13Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
14Williamson Utility Board38.2Watch3K7
15Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K6
16Shinnston City of37.4Watch5K7
17Point Pleasant Water Works37.4Watch5K7
18Lewisburg36.8Watch12K7
19Logan County Psd - Northern Regional36.8Watch17K7
20Vienna35.2Watch13K5

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 24.5

RankStateAvg ScoreBandMarketsDelta vs State
11Florida28.2Watch391+0.2
12South Carolina28.1Watch155+0.1
13West Virginia28.0Watch91+0.0
14Rhode Island27.8Watch29-0.2
15Oregon27.8Watch115-0.3

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

Avg 28.0

91 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

Welch Population: 4,600 Score: 59.7Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck Population: 2,159 Score: 48.8Kenova Municipal Water Population: 11,192 Score: 47.3Lincoln Psd Population: 4,039 Score: 46.9Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp Population: 3,616 Score: 46.4Logan Co Psd-Greenville System Population: 3,611 Score: 42.7New Martinsville Population: 5,272 Score: 40.5Gauley River Psd Population: 3,944 Score: 40.3Marshall County Psd 4 Population: 4,063 Score: 40.1Wheeling Population: 29,899 Score: 40.0Logan Population: 3,535 Score: 39.7St Albans Water Population: 13,758 Score: 38.4Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd Population: 4,190 Score: 38.4Williamson Utility Board Population: 2,660 Score: 38.2Wayne Water Town of Population: 5,519 Score: 37.5Shinnston City of Population: 4,959 Score: 37.4Point Pleasant Water Works Population: 5,146 Score: 37.4Lewisburg Population: 12,065 Score: 36.8Logan County Psd - Northern Regional Population: 16,921 Score: 36.8Vienna Population: 12,507 Score: 35.2White Sulphur Springs Water Population: 3,845 Score: 35.1Oceana Community of Population: 3,796 Score: 34.7Glen White Trap Hill Psd Population: 4,567 Score: 33.4Union Williams P S D Population: 7,883 Score: 33.2Follansbee Hooverson Heights Population: 4,970 Score: 32.8Athens Town of Population: 5,633 Score: 32.7Wellsburg, City of Population: 4,019 Score: 32.4Weirton Population: 18,633 Score: 32.2Ravenswood Municipal Water Works Population: 5,047 Score: 32.0Beckley Population: 47,386 Score: 32.0Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd Population: 4,344 Score: 31.3Ohio County Psd Population: 10,328 Score: 31.1Cheat View Psd Population: 9,984 Score: 31.1Bluewell Psd Population: 6,216 Score: 30.2Green Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood Population: 4,914 Score: 30.1Milton Water Population: 5,446 Score: 30.1Williamstown Water Dept Population: 3,469 Score: 29.9Walnut Grove Utilities Population: 7,250 Score: 29.6Shepherdstown Population: 4,300 Score: 29.5Lubeck Psd Population: 10,377 Score: 29.3Bethlehem Population: 2,968 Score: 28.1Hurricane City of Population: 8,987 Score: 28.1Summersville Municipal Water Population: 5,574 Score: 28.0Charles Town Population: 15,220 Score: 28.0Raleigh County Mem Airport Population: 4,587 Score: 27.8Southern Jackson County P S D Population: 6,070 Score: 27.8Valley Falls Psd Population: 4,042 Score: 27.4Claywood Park Psd Population: 8,141 Score: 27.2Martinsburg Population: 16,250 Score: 27.1Huntington Population: 98,647 Score: 27.0Wilderness Psd Population: 6,106 Score: 27.0Putnam P S D Population: 24,020 Score: 26.7Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River Population: 34,786 Score: 26.4Parkersburg Population: 34,251 Score: 26.3Mineral Wells Psd Population: 5,674 Score: 26.3Clarksburg Population: 18,006 Score: 25.8Berkeley Springs City of Population: 3,526 Score: 25.4Red Sulphur Psd Population: 5,331 Score: 25.3Greater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare Population: 3,536 Score: 25.2Wvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt Population: 25,603 Score: 24.9Clinton Water Assoc - Route 119 Population: 5,733 Score: 24.4Washington Pike Psd Population: 2,967 Score: 24.4Berkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill Population: 34,586 Score: 23.5Buckhannon Population: 8,098 Score: 23.4Morgantown Population: 64,644 Score: 22.8Moundsville Population: 9,911 Score: 22.8Wvawc Montgomery District Population: 4,724 Score: 22.4Adrian P S D Population: 5,327 Score: 22.3Spencer Water Dept Population: 4,630 Score: 21.3Mason Co Psd-Crab Creek Population: 2,039 Score: 21.2Lavalette Psd Population: 7,293 Score: 20.9Charleston Population: 165,000 Score: 20.1Grafton City of Population: 6,333 Score: 20.0Bridgeport City of Population: 10,775 Score: 19.3Princeton Population: 13,105 Score: 18.8Morton Plaza-Wv Parkways Population: 3,364 Score: 17.6Milepost 69 Rest Area Population: 3,974 Score: 17.6Keyser City of Population: 4,796 Score: 17.5Craigsville Psd Population: 4,997 Score: 17.4Preston County Psd 1 Population: 3,455 Score: 17.2Ripley City of Population: 5,420 Score: 16.5Bluefield Population: 12,174 Score: 15.1Preston County Psd 4 Population: 8,753 Score: 15.1Frankfort Psd Population: 6,747 Score: 14.7Elkins Population: 9,350 Score: 14.1Grant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville Population: 4,559 Score: 13.4Fairmont Population: 30,586 Score: 11.5Clay Battelle Psd Population: 3,858 Score: 11.3Wvawc Bluestone Plant Population: 20,562 Score: 10.6Wvaw - Weston Population: 14,534 Score: 10.3Southwestern Water District Population: 5,296 Score: 5.5MISI score (0-100)Population served (log scale)

91 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in West Virginia, colored by stress band.

~1.1M people served by 91 systems in West Virginia

Stable
Watch
Fragile
High Stress
Critical

91 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

28.0

Trend

+17.3

Observations

68

Mar 12, 2026 · 10.7Mar 13, 2026 · 10.9Mar 16, 2026 · 10.9Mar 18, 2026 · 12.6Mar 20, 2026 · 13.1Mar 21, 2026 · 13.1Mar 22, 2026 · 13.1Mar 24, 2026 · 13.2Mar 25, 2026 · 13.3Mar 29, 2026 · 13.3Apr 2, 2026 · 16.0Apr 3, 2026 · 15.8Apr 4, 2026 · 14.7Apr 5, 2026 · 14.7Apr 6, 2026 · 28.3Apr 7, 2026 · 28.3Apr 8, 2026 · 29.1Apr 9, 2026 · 29.1Apr 10, 2026 · 29.1Apr 13, 2026 · 29.2Apr 14, 2026 · 29.2Apr 18, 2026 · 29.2Apr 19, 2026 · 29.2Apr 21, 2026 · 29.7Apr 22, 2026 · 29.7Apr 23, 2026 · 29.7Apr 24, 2026 · 29.7Apr 25, 2026 · 30.4Apr 26, 2026 · 29.3Apr 27, 2026 · 29.3Apr 28, 2026 · 29.3Apr 29, 2026 · 29.3Apr 30, 2026 · 29.3May 1, 2026 · 29.3May 2, 2026 · 29.3May 3, 2026 · 29.3May 4, 2026 · 29.3May 5, 2026 · 29.3May 6, 2026 · 29.3May 7, 2026 · 29.3May 8, 2026 · 29.3May 9, 2026 · 29.3May 10, 2026 · 29.3May 17, 2026 · 29.6May 19, 2026 · 29.6May 21, 2026 · 29.6May 22, 2026 · 29.7May 24, 2026 · 29.7May 26, 2026 · 29.7May 28, 2026 · 29.7May 31, 2026 · 28.9Jun 1, 2026 · 28.9Jun 2, 2026 · 28.9Jun 8, 2026 · 28.7Jun 11, 2026 · 28.7Jun 12, 2026 · 28.6Jun 14, 2026 · 28.6Jun 15, 2026 · 28.6Jun 16, 2026 · 28.6Jun 22, 2026 · 28.4Jun 23, 2026 · 28.4Jun 28, 2026 · 28.2Jun 29, 2026 · 28.2Jun 30, 2026 · 28.2Jul 1, 2026 · 28.2Jul 2, 2026 · 28.2Jul 3, 2026 · 28.0Jul 4, 2026 · 28.0Mar 12, 2026Jul 4, 2026

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K11
2Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
3Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K8
4Lincoln Psd46.9Fragile4K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System42.7Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville40.5Fragile5K9
8Gauley River Psd40.3Fragile4K8
9Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
10Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
11Logan39.7Watch4K7
12St Albans Water38.4Watch14K7
13Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
14Williamson Utility Board38.2Watch3K7
15Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K6
16Shinnston City of37.4Watch5K7
17Point Pleasant Water Works37.4Watch5K7
18Lewisburg36.8Watch12K7
19Logan County Psd - Northern Regional36.8Watch17K7
20Vienna35.2Watch13K5

Detailed records

Registers

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K11
2Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
3Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K8
4Lincoln Psd46.9Fragile4K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System42.7Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville40.5Fragile5K9
8Gauley River Psd40.3Fragile4K8
9Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
10Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
11Logan39.7Watch4K7
12St Albans Water38.4Watch14K7
13Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
14Williamson Utility Board38.2Watch3K7
15Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K6
16Shinnston City of37.4Watch5K7
17Point Pleasant Water Works37.4Watch5K7
18Lewisburg36.8Watch12K7
19Logan County Psd - Northern Regional36.8Watch17K7
20Vienna35.2Watch13K5

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Water Infrastructure in West Virginia

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 91 community drinking-water systems in West Virginia. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how West Virginia compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for West Virginia?
Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in West Virginia. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in West Virginia face the most infrastructure stress?
The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in West Virginia by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does West Virginia compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?
West Virginia is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in West Virginia water systems?
Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for West Virginia water systems?
Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in West Virginia?
Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across West Virginia water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in West Virginia?
Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.