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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 29.6/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-19. 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
29.6Headline composite
~1.1MPop. served
551Active signals
Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress22.6 / 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.

29.6 headline compositeWest Virginia state composite91 markets~1.1M people served
Welch59.7fragileLincoln Psd49.7fragileMingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8fragileKenova Municipal Water47.3fragileEastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4fragileLogan Co Psd-Greenville System43.5fragileNew Martinsville42.5fragileGauley River Psd41.1fragileLogan40.5fragileMarshall County Psd 440.1fragileWheeling40.0fragilePoint Pleasant Water Works39.3watchWilliamson Utility Board39.2watchSt Albans Water38.4watchShinnston City of38.4watchCool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4watchLogan County Psd - Northern Regional37.7watchWayne Water Town of37.5watchVienna37.2watchWhite Sulphur Springs Water37.0watchLewisburg36.8watchGlen White Trap Hill Psd35.4watchUnion Williams P S D35.2watchRavenswood Municipal Water Works35.0watchOceana Community of34.7watchFlatwoods Canoe Run Psd34.2watchBeckley33.9watchCheat View Psd33.1watchMilton Water33.0watchFollansbee Hooverson Heights32.8watchAthens Town of32.7watchWellsburg, City of32.4watchWeirton32.2watchWilliamstown Water Dept31.9watchLubeck Psd31.3watchBluewell Psd31.2watchGreen Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood31.1watchOhio County Psd31.1watchHurricane City of31.1watchWalnut Grove Utilities30.6watchSouthern Jackson County P S D30.6watchShepherdstown30.4watchSummersville Municipal Water30.0watchHuntington30.0watchRaleigh County Mem Airport29.8watchValley Falls Psd29.4watchClaywood Park Psd29.2watchParkersburg28.3watchMineral Wells Psd28.3watchBethlehem28.1watchMartinsburg28.1watchCharles Town28.0watchWilderness Psd27.7watchPutnam P S D27.7watchBerkeley County Pswd-Potomac River27.4watchBerkeley Springs City of27.4watchGreater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare27.2watchWvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt26.9watchClarksburg26.7watchClinton Water Assoc - Route 11926.4watchRed Sulphur Psd26.3watchBuckhannon25.6watchMorgantown24.8watchBerkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill24.5watchWashington Pike Psd24.4watchWvawc Montgomery District24.4watchAdrian P S D24.3watchSpencer Water Dept24.3watchGrafton City of23.8watchMason Co Psd-Crab Creek23.2watchLavalette Psd22.8watchMoundsville22.8watchMorton Plaza-Wv Parkways21.5watchMilepost 69 Rest Area21.5watchKeyser City of21.5watchCharleston21.3watchBridgeport City of21.2watchPreston County Psd 121.1watchPrinceton19.8stableRipley City of19.4stableCraigsville Psd19.4stablePreston County Psd 417.5stableElkins17.0stableFrankfort Psd16.7stableBluefield16.1stableGrant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville14.4stableFairmont13.5stableClay Battelle Psd13.2stableWvaw - Weston13.0stableWvawc Bluestone Plant12.7stableSouthwestern Water District9.4stableWelch59.7fragileLincoln Psd49.7fragileMingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8fragileKenova Municipal Water47.3fragileEastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4fragileLogan Co Psd-Greenville System43.5fragileNew Martinsville42.5fragileGauley River Psd41.1fragileLogan40.5fragileMarshall County Psd 440.1fragileWheeling40.0fragilePoint Pleasant Water Works39.3watchWilliamson Utility Board39.2watchSt Albans Water38.4watchShinnston City of38.4watchCool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4watchLogan County Psd - Northern Regional37.7watchWayne Water Town of37.5watchVienna37.2watchWhite Sulphur Springs Water37.0watchLewisburg36.8watchGlen White Trap Hill Psd35.4watchUnion Williams P S D35.2watchRavenswood Municipal Water Works35.0watchOceana Community of34.7watchFlatwoods Canoe Run Psd34.2watchBeckley33.9watchCheat View Psd33.1watchMilton Water33.0watchFollansbee Hooverson Heights32.8watchAthens Town of32.7watchWellsburg, City of32.4watchWeirton32.2watchWilliamstown Water Dept31.9watchLubeck Psd31.3watchBluewell Psd31.2watchGreen Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood31.1watchOhio County Psd31.1watchHurricane City of31.1watchWalnut Grove Utilities30.6watchSouthern Jackson County P S D30.6watchShepherdstown30.4watchSummersville Municipal Water30.0watchHuntington30.0watchRaleigh County Mem Airport29.8watchValley Falls Psd29.4watchClaywood Park Psd29.2watchParkersburg28.3watchMineral Wells Psd28.3watchBethlehem28.1watchMartinsburg28.1watchCharles Town28.0watchWilderness Psd27.7watchPutnam P S D27.7watchBerkeley County Pswd-Potomac River27.4watchBerkeley Springs City of27.4watchGreater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare27.2watchWvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt26.9watchClarksburg26.7watchClinton Water Assoc - Route 11926.4watchRed Sulphur Psd26.3watchBuckhannon25.6watchMorgantown24.8watchBerkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill24.5watchWashington Pike Psd24.4watchWvawc Montgomery District24.4watchAdrian P S D24.3watchSpencer Water Dept24.3watchGrafton City of23.8watchMason Co Psd-Crab Creek23.2watchLavalette Psd22.8watchMoundsville22.8watchMorton Plaza-Wv Parkways21.5watchMilepost 69 Rest Area21.5watchKeyser City of21.5watchCharleston21.3watchBridgeport City of21.2watchPreston County Psd 121.1watchPrinceton19.8stableRipley City of19.4stableCraigsville Psd19.4stablePreston County Psd 417.5stableElkins17.0stableFrankfort Psd16.7stableBluefield16.1stableGrant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville14.4stableFairmont13.5stableClay Battelle Psd13.2stableWvaw - Weston13.0stableWvawc Bluestone Plant12.7stableSouthwestern Water District9.4stable

Track

West Virginia Infrastructure Track

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

State scope
Total capital$232M
On-time rate
86%
Budget risk
65%
Delayed14%
Sch. variance139d

Funding mix

28 projects•Tracked capital: $231,519,144

  • Funding mix unavailable

Big projects

Morgantown Utility Board - C-544831$34MMorgantown Utility Board - C-544831$34MClarksburg Water Board - 22DWTRF001LSL-01$27MTransmission Main Renewal$27M
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State interpretation guide

How to read West Virginia headline composite

Plain-language summary

West Virginia currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 29.6 versus a national average of 25.0. 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 Track to monitor changes in 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 29.6 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 12% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress stands out as the dominant contributor to headline stress (15.0 points average), with Capex Pressure a distant second at 7.6. That pattern suggests a particular kind of pressure — concentrated rather than broadly distributed.

551 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Current Drought Severity, affecting 82 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 29.6 as of May 19, 2026. Movement since May 17, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 45 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress15.0 / 20.0
Capex Pressure7.6 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility5.0 / 20.0
Governance Risk1.2 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.7 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

SignalSeverityMarkets affected% of scored
Current Drought Severityhigh8290%
Compliance Escalationhigh8088%
Climate Hazard Exposurehigh7886%
Lead & Copper Rule Riskhigh6369%
High-AGI Out-Migrationhigh6268%
Population Served Declinehigh5763%
PFAS Contamination Riskhigh4044%
Monitoring / Reporting Failuresmedium3538%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stresshigh2932%
Income Erosionmedium1415%
Infrastructure Capital Gaphigh44%
Utility Data Stalenesshigh33%
Housing Market Weaknessmedium22%
SRF Dependence Spikemedium11%
Project Scope Change Riskmedium11%

Markets

Top Markets

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K10
2Lincoln Psd49.7Fragile4K10
3Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
4Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System43.5Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville42.5Fragile5K10
8Gauley River Psd41.1Fragile4K8
9Logan40.5Fragile4K7
10Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
11Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
12Point Pleasant Water Works39.3Watch5K8
13Williamson Utility Board39.2Watch3K7
14St Albans Water38.4Watch14K8
15Shinnston City of38.4Watch5K8
16Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
17Logan County Psd - Northern Regional37.7Watch17K7
18Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K7
19Vienna37.2Watch13K6
20White Sulphur Springs Water37.0Watch4K7

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 25.0

RankStateAvg ScoreBandMarketsDelta vs State
7New Jersey31.4Watch260+1.9
8Alaska30.2Watch25+0.7
9West Virginia29.6Watch91+0.0
10Missouri29.3Watch210-0.3
11South Carolina29.1Watch155-0.5

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

Avg 29.6

91 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

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

Welch Population: 4,600 Score: 59.7Lincoln Psd Population: 4,039 Score: 49.7Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck Population: 2,159 Score: 48.8Kenova Municipal Water Population: 11,192 Score: 47.3Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp Population: 3,616 Score: 46.4Logan Co Psd-Greenville System Population: 3,611 Score: 43.5New Martinsville Population: 5,272 Score: 42.5Gauley River Psd Population: 3,944 Score: 41.1Logan Population: 3,535 Score: 40.5Marshall County Psd 4 Population: 4,063 Score: 40.1Wheeling Population: 29,899 Score: 40.0Point Pleasant Water Works Population: 5,146 Score: 39.3Williamson Utility Board Population: 2,660 Score: 39.2St Albans Water Population: 13,758 Score: 38.4Shinnston City of Population: 4,959 Score: 38.4Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd Population: 4,190 Score: 38.4Logan County Psd - Northern Regional Population: 16,921 Score: 37.7Wayne Water Town of Population: 5,519 Score: 37.5Vienna Population: 12,507 Score: 37.2White Sulphur Springs Water Population: 3,845 Score: 37.0Lewisburg Population: 12,065 Score: 36.8Glen White Trap Hill Psd Population: 4,567 Score: 35.4Union Williams P S D Population: 7,883 Score: 35.2Ravenswood Municipal Water Works Population: 5,047 Score: 35.0Oceana Community of Population: 3,796 Score: 34.7Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd Population: 4,344 Score: 34.2Beckley Population: 47,386 Score: 33.9Cheat View Psd Population: 9,984 Score: 33.1Milton Water Population: 5,446 Score: 33.0Follansbee 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: 32.2Williamstown Water Dept Population: 3,469 Score: 31.9Lubeck Psd Population: 10,377 Score: 31.3Bluewell Psd Population: 6,216 Score: 31.2Green Valley Glenwood Psd Glenwood Population: 4,914 Score: 31.1Ohio County Psd Population: 10,328 Score: 31.1Hurricane City of Population: 8,987 Score: 31.1Walnut Grove Utilities Population: 7,250 Score: 30.6Southern Jackson County P S D Population: 6,070 Score: 30.6Shepherdstown Population: 4,300 Score: 30.4Summersville Municipal Water Population: 5,574 Score: 30.0Huntington Population: 98,647 Score: 30.0Raleigh County Mem Airport Population: 4,587 Score: 29.8Valley Falls Psd Population: 4,042 Score: 29.4Claywood Park Psd Population: 8,141 Score: 29.2Parkersburg Population: 34,251 Score: 28.3Mineral Wells Psd Population: 5,674 Score: 28.3Bethlehem Population: 2,968 Score: 28.1Martinsburg Population: 16,250 Score: 28.1Charles Town Population: 15,220 Score: 28.0Wilderness Psd Population: 6,106 Score: 27.7Putnam P S D Population: 24,020 Score: 27.7Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac River Population: 34,786 Score: 27.4Berkeley Springs City of Population: 3,526 Score: 27.4Greater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare Population: 3,536 Score: 27.2Wvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Plt Population: 25,603 Score: 26.9Clarksburg Population: 18,006 Score: 26.7Clinton Water Assoc - Route 119 Population: 5,733 Score: 26.4Red Sulphur Psd Population: 5,331 Score: 26.3Buckhannon Population: 8,098 Score: 25.6Morgantown Population: 64,644 Score: 24.8Berkeley Co P S W D-Bunker Hill Population: 34,586 Score: 24.5Washington Pike Psd Population: 2,967 Score: 24.4Wvawc Montgomery District Population: 4,724 Score: 24.4Adrian P S D Population: 5,327 Score: 24.3Spencer Water Dept Population: 4,630 Score: 24.3Grafton City of Population: 6,333 Score: 23.8Mason Co Psd-Crab Creek Population: 2,039 Score: 23.2Lavalette Psd Population: 7,293 Score: 22.8Moundsville Population: 9,911 Score: 22.8Morton Plaza-Wv Parkways Population: 3,364 Score: 21.5Milepost 69 Rest Area Population: 3,974 Score: 21.5Keyser City of Population: 4,796 Score: 21.5Charleston Population: 165,000 Score: 21.3Bridgeport City of Population: 10,775 Score: 21.2Preston County Psd 1 Population: 3,455 Score: 21.1Princeton Population: 13,105 Score: 19.8Ripley City of Population: 5,420 Score: 19.4Craigsville Psd Population: 4,997 Score: 19.4Preston County Psd 4 Population: 8,753 Score: 17.5Elkins Population: 9,350 Score: 17.0Frankfort Psd Population: 6,747 Score: 16.7Bluefield Population: 12,174 Score: 16.1Grant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville Population: 4,559 Score: 14.4Fairmont Population: 30,586 Score: 13.5Clay Battelle Psd Population: 3,858 Score: 13.2Wvaw - Weston Population: 14,534 Score: 13.0Wvawc Bluestone Plant Population: 20,562 Score: 12.7Southwestern Water District Population: 5,296 Score: 9.4MISI 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

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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

29.6

Trend

+18.9

Observations

45

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 · 29.6Mar 12, 2026May 19, 2026

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

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

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#Service MarketScoreBandPop.Signals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K10
2Lincoln Psd49.7Fragile4K10
3Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
4Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System43.5Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville42.5Fragile5K10
8Gauley River Psd41.1Fragile4K8
9Logan40.5Fragile4K7
10Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
11Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
12Point Pleasant Water Works39.3Watch5K8
13Williamson Utility Board39.2Watch3K7
14St Albans Water38.4Watch14K8
15Shinnston City of38.4Watch5K8
16Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
17Logan County Psd - Northern Regional37.7Watch17K7
18Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K7
19Vienna37.2Watch13K6
20White Sulphur Springs Water37.0Watch4K7

Detailed records

Registers

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Welch59.7Fragile5K10
2Lincoln Psd49.7Fragile4K10
3Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck48.8Fragile2K9
4Kenova Municipal Water47.3Fragile11K9
5Eastern Wyoming Psd Stephenson Wtp46.4Fragile4K9
6Logan Co Psd-Greenville System43.5Fragile4K7
7New Martinsville42.5Fragile5K10
8Gauley River Psd41.1Fragile4K8
9Logan40.5Fragile4K7
10Marshall County Psd 440.1Fragile4K9
11Wheeling40.0Fragile30K6
12Point Pleasant Water Works39.3Watch5K8
13Williamson Utility Board39.2Watch3K7
14St Albans Water38.4Watch14K8
15Shinnston City of38.4Watch5K8
16Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd38.4Watch4K8
17Logan County Psd - Northern Regional37.7Watch17K7
18Wayne Water Town of37.5Watch6K7
19Vienna37.2Watch13K6
20White Sulphur Springs Water37.0Watch4K7

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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.