West Virginia

Infrastructure Grade

D

Service Area Demographics
(Non-Metro)

Rural Population

682,651

Urban Population

1,109,496

Total Population

1,792,147

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Housing Units

894,956

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Median Household Income

$46,711.00

Elgood Water Extension

The lack of adequate raw water in the Dan Hale Reservoir limited further expansion of the District’s water system until the Mercer/Summers Regional Water Project (Phase I) was completed. The Elgood Water Extension Project (Phase IV) provides safe and potable water supplies to the residents of the communities noted above and replaces the wells that are currently running dry, have high iron content, high sulfur content, and have the danger of fecal content. Additionally, the Elgood Water Extension Project provides fire protection from fire hydrants which was previously not available.

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