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Official source aggregationWater quality in Brenton, WV 24818
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Wyoming County.
2 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Brenton Psd
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Wyoming County
- Profile updated
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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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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
2 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
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2 systems
Serves 241 people system-wide
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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.
Brenton Psd
WV3305504 · Groundwater · 241 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
2 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (3)
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
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.46 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
112% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1994 to Jun 30, 1994
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 94 UG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.06 UG/L
156667% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Violation history (96)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2024 to Oct 9, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 21, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Nov 22, 2023 to Dec 7, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 15, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Unaddressed | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 30, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 16, 2023 to Aug 9, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 10, 2023 to Jun 8, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | May 1, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 27, 2023 to Jun 8, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Cadmium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Fluoride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Antimony, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Beryllium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chromium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CYANIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Nickel | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Mercury | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Barium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Selenium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 2, 2022 to Jun 8, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Sep 3, 2022 to Nov 22, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 19, 2022 to Jun 8, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 10, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2021 to Dec 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 4, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 13, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 14, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Nitrite | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2017 |
Green Camp Psd
WV3305532 · Groundwater · 44 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (14)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Nov 16, 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2012 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
93
PPM as CaCO₃
Moderately Hard
PPM
93
GPG
5.4
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
93 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
93
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
5.4
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
21
Nearest site
1.9 mi
Observation range
Jul 12, 2016–Jul 19, 2017
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Wyo-0283 (Well).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
Is 24818 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Brenton median
93 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 93–93 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
48 PPM lower169 indexed ZIP readings · Range 17.8–414 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
Confirm the problem before choosing treatment
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
Confirm the serving system
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
Read the current utility report
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →Test for the decision you face
Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Frequently asked
Water questions for Brenton
Is tap water safe in Brenton?+
EPA ECHO reports 2 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.