Wetzel County, WV
The federal environmental record for Wetzel County (population 13,890): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
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PFAS-detecting water systems
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TRI facilities
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open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paden City Groundwater | Paden City | on the NPL | 03/16/2022 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Wetzel with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| NEW MARTINSVILLE WV3305203 | PFOS: 121.8 ng/L PFHxS: 84.1 ng/L PFBS: 12 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Wetzel filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 3k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOBLEY GAS PLANT | SMITHFIELD | n-Hexane | 3k lb |
| HASTINGS EXTRACTION PLANT | PINE GROVE | n-Hexane, Benzene | 896 lb |
| PAUL WISSMACH GLASS CO | PADEN CITY | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 108 tank facilities in Wetzel: 36 tanks in service and 280 closed. 34 fuel releases are on record, of which 6 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Wetzel as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Wetzel, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- PADEN CITY GROUNDWATERPADEN CITY