And nearly 80% of the entire state have some form of violation. Between 2016 and 2024, nearly 1 million West Virginians, about half of the state's population, were served by systems violating federal standards. The three counties with the highest water violation rates in the country, all three of them are in West Virginia. In one six month period in late 2024 and early 2025, the state issued more than 10 boil water advisories per day. Per day. (00:55–01:04)
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Claims that the three counties with the highest water violation rates in the U.S. are in West Virginia.
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