Wheeling
Tap water in Wheeling comes from 2 water systems: 1 low risk, 1 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
2 official water systems are listed for this town. Each keeps its own rating.
Is it safe?
Wheeling
High risk
Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice
2 health-based violations began in the last 3 years. 2 are still unresolved.
Serves about 29,899 people.
Source water: surface water.
Last health violation began 2025-08-01.
The violations involved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule.
Is it safe?
Marshall County Psd 1
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 3,463 people.
Source water: groundwater.
Last health violation began 2019-09-18.
Source
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Wheeling, West Virginia?
Tap water in Wheeling comes from 2 water systems: 1 low risk, 1 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.