Drinking water stations with addresses in Benwood and their reported violations in the past:
BENWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: 430 MAIN STREET, Population served: 1542, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-1999), St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-1999), St Public Notif issued (FEB-08-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-24-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-2005)
- One regular monitoring violation
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  21.5% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Benwood compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County West Virginia:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,778 | $34,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $738 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $6,240 | $24,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,072 | $24,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,196 | $26,352 | 4 | $4,782 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,366 | $16,392 | 6 | $4,168 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $10,138 | $24,331 | 2 | $1,096 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $976 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,228 | $37,368 | 1 | $1,090 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,104 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $34,018 | $27,214 | 25 | $13,954 |
Benwood government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $629,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
All Other: $140,000
Parks & Recreation: $105,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $652,000
Water Utilities: $346,000
Police Protection: $300,000
Regular Highways: $287,000
Financial Administration: $156,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Parks & Recreation: $76,000
General - Other: $50,000
Libraries: $22,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $99,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $359,000
Regular Highways: $66,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $250,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $390,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
All Other: $1,000
- Tax - NEC: $320,000
Property: $196,000
Public Utilities: $62,000
Other Selective Sales: $27,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $678,000
4.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,328 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.02% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,758 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.93% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benwood:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKX (1600 AM; 5 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WOMP (1290 AM; 1 kW; BELLAIRE, OH)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBBD (1400 AM; 1 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benwood:
- WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEEL (95.7 FM; SHADYSIDE, OH; Owner: OHIO VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOMP-FM (100.5 FM; BELLAIRE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WVKF (105.5 FM; BETHLEHEM, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKWK-FM (97.3 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRKP (96.5 FM; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: RKP INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
- W216AU (91.1 FM; MARTINS FERRY, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WVBC (88.1 FM; BETHANY, WV; Owner: BETHANY COLLEGE)
- W215BC (90.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WETZ-FM (103.9 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WGLZ (91.5 FM; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Owner: WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE)
- WCDK (106.3 FM; CADIZ, OH; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS OHIO, LLC)
- W204BE (88.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WYMJ (99.5 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WXCR (92.3 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBNV (93.5 FM; BARNESVILLE, OH; Owner: W. GRANT HAFLEY)
- WPHP (91.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: OHIO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
TV broadcast stations around Benwood:
- WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- W56DX (Channel 56; WHEELING,ETC., WV; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- W28AS (Channel 28; BRIDGEPORT, OH; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- W41AA (Channel 41; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
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