West Virginia
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2008

The Clean Watersheds Needs
Survey (CWNS) is a comprehensive
assessment of needs1 to meet the water
quality and water-related public health
goals of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
States and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) conduct the
CWNS every four years under CWA
Section 516 (b). West Virginia
documented needs totaling $3.5 billion
in 2008. This is a 16 percent increase
from the $3 .0 billion m needs
documented in 2004.

Documented Needs in West Virginia

Needs (2008 Dollars, Millions)

Type of Need

2004

2008

Percent Change

Wastewater treatment

$426

$413

-3%

Pipe repair and new pipes

$1,657

$1,017

-39%

Recycled water distribution

$4

nra

-100%

Combined sewer overflow correction

$909

$1,467

61%

Total Wastewater Treatment Needs

$2,996

$2,897

-3%

Conveyance infrastructure

n/a

$10

n/a

Treatment systems

n/a

nr

n/a

Green infrastmcture

n/a

$108

n/a

General stormwater management

$17

nr

-100%

Total Stormwater Management Needsb

$17

$117

588%

Agriculture (cropland) best management practices (BMPs)

nr

$3

n/a

Agriculture (animals) BMPs

nr

$17

n/a

Silviculture (forestry) BMPs

nr

nr

0%

Ground water protection: unknown source BMPs

nr

nr

0%

Marinas BMPs

nr

nr

0%

Resource extraction BMPs

nr

$121

n/a

Brownfields remediation

nr

nr

0%

Storage tank remediation

nr

nr

0%

Sanitary landfills BMPs

nr

nr

0%

Hydroniodification (Water resource restoration and protection)

nr

$2

n/a

Other estuary management activities0

n/a

nr

n/a

Total Nonpoint Source Control NeedsM

nr

$143

n/a

Total Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Needsb'd

$6

$331

>1,000%

Total Needs

$3,019

$3,488

16%.

aNot reported; Actual needs may be higher, since documenting these needs is difficult; °In 2004, Other Estuary Management
Needs were reported under Separate State Estimates (SSEs); dNot included in Official Needs in the Report to Congress.

County Needs (SM)
| None reported
~l<22
~ 22-54
¦ > 54

1 Documented needs in the CWNS include the unfunded capital costs of projects as of January 1, 2008 that address a water
quality or a water quality-related public health problem existing as of January 1, 2008, or expected to occur within the next 20
years; and meet the seven CWNS documentation criteria. All needs are in January 2008 dollars.


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West Virginia
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2008

Wastewater Treatment Facilities

The enactment of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972 resulted in dramatic improvements in the:

•	Number of wastewater treatment plants.

•	Percentage of the population served by wastewater treatment plants.

•	Quality of effluent treatment from wastewater treatment facilities.

In 2008, 58% of West Virginia residents received centralized wastewater treatment services at the
secondary, advanced, or no discharge treatment level, compared to 20% in 1972.

Number of Centralized Treatment Facilities and Population Served

Number of Facilities

Population Served
%Total	%Total

Population	Population

Treatment Level

1972

2008

Projected"

1972

1972

2008

2008

Projected"

Less than Secondary

57

0

0

344,000

19

0

0

0

Secondary

65

190

182

197,000

11

594,642

33

660,246

Advanced

8

65

91

160,000

9

460,477

25

608,028

No Discharge

0

2

0

0

0

55

<1

0

Total

130

257

273

701,000

39

1,055,174

58

1,268,274

a Number of facilities and population served if all needs documented in the CWNS 2008 are met.

Small Communities

In West Virginia, small community
wastewater facilities serve 41% of the
population and comprise 38% of total
wastewater treatment and collection
needs. EPA small community support
information is available at:
www. epa. gov/owm/mab/smcomm

Reported Needs for Facilities in Small Communities

Facilities



1 Needs (2008 Dollars, Millions)

Population

2004

2008

2004

2008

0-999

101

72

$385

$118

1,000-3,499

93

122

$654

$552

3,500-10,000

44

40

$658

$434

Total

238

234

$1,696

$1,103

Visit www.epa.gov/cwns for more information including:

•	Detailed Reports to Congress

•	Other state fact sheets

•	Maps, charts, and data downloads for projects, facilities, watersheds, counties, congressional
districts, cities, states, and regions


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