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Water hardness in Albright

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Albright, West Virginia.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison
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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
2
Active health records
0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Preston County Psd 4

WV3303923 · Groundwater · 8,753 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.0029 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

19% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (5)
Imported violation history for Preston County Psd 4
RuleStatusPeriod
ChlorineArchivedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
NitriteArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2022 to Jan 26, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2021
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2020

Albright Town Of

WV3303901 · Surface water · 317 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (39)
Imported violation history for Albright Town Of
RuleStatusPeriod
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
TTHMArchivedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedMay 17, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedNov 16, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedNov 16, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedNov 15, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedNov 15, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
TTHMResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 16, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 16, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedNov 16, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedNov 16, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedSep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Public NoticeResolvedAug 13, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedAug 13, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
TTHMResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 13, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 13, 2022 to Jan 19, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedSep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
TTHMResolvedSep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
TTHMResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedMar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
TTHMResolvedMar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2020
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2019
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2019
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2018
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2018
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2017
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2017
Public NoticeUnaddressedFeb 15, 2017

City summary

What the indexed records say

Albright has 1 published ZIP profile across Preston County. The regional-evidence median is 87 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard1 ZIP
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
6.5 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Sep 28, 2016 to Oct 24, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Albright

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ZIP code

26519

Moderately Hard

87 PPM

Nearest site
6.5 mi
Confidence
Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Albright

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.