How hard is the water in Clarksburg, WV?

Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

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Water quality in Clarksburg, WV 26301

Q: Is tap water safe in Clarksburg?

EPA SDWIS shows no active health-based violation in this profile's reporting window. That is not the same as proving every contaminant is absent, and federal data can lag state and utility records.

Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Harrison County.

No active health-based violation reported

Largest possible serving system: Clarksburg Water Board
Source water: Surface water
County: Harrison County
Profile updated: May 19, 2026

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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At a glance

What the current records say

EPA quarter 2026Q2

Utility-reported hardness

Unavailable

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All possible systems

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Measurements by utility

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Utility match

3 systems

Serves 19,072 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.

Clarksburg Water Board

WV3301705 · Surface water · 19,072 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: 0.0013 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Violation history (9)

Imported violation history for Clarksburg Water Board
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Apr 15, 2025
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
2,4-D	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Picloram	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
OXAMYL	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Chlordane	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Carbofuran	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 5, 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

East View Psd 194

WV3301736 · Surface water · 381 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

Violation history (13)

Imported violation history for East View Psd 194
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Nov 10, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Mar 31, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Sep 1, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
TTHM	Archived	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 15, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 15, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
TTHM	Archived	Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

East View Psd 172

WV3301737 · Surface water · 164 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: 1.2e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

1% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

Violation history (13)

Imported violation history for East View Psd 172
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Nov 10, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Mar 31, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
TTHM	Archived	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Sep 1, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 15, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 15, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
TTHM	Archived	Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 15, 2017

Hardness estimate unavailable

No responsible local estimate yet

We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 25 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.

Evidence-first next steps

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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

Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.

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Frequently asked

Water questions for Clarksburg

Is tap water safe in Clarksburg?+

EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.

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.