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Water hardness in Fairmont

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 8
Active health records: 1

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

Fairmont City Of

WV3302502 · Surface water · 30,586 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: 0.0023 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

15% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Fairmont City Of
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 9, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2020

Valley Falls Psd

WV3302523 · Surface water · 4,042 people served system-wide

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

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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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: 0.0021 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

14% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (14)

Imported violation history for Valley Falls Psd
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Sep 16, 2022 to Aug 2, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Sep 16, 2022 to Aug 2, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 15, 2021 to Aug 2, 2022
Chlorine	Archived	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based	Resolved	May 29, 2021 to Jan 1, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Oct 27, 2017

Little Creek Psd

WV3302510 · Surface water · 2,180 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: 0.0018 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

12% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for Little Creek Psd
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022

Monumental Psd

WV3302517 · Surface water · 1,965 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: 6.9e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Monumental Psd
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Jun 26, 2023

Ices Run Psd

WV3302508 · Surface water · 1,149 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: 6.7e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

4% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Rayford Acres

WV3302529 · Surface water · 194 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: 4.2e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

3% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Rayford Acres
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 9, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Aug 6, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2018
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Mar 24, 2005

Fair Oaks Subdivision

WV3302534 · Surface water · 178 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: 0.0038 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

25% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (17)

Imported violation history for Fair Oaks Subdivision
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 13, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 13, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025
TTHM	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	May 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	May 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
TTHM	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 14, 2021 to Mar 27, 2025

Monumental Psd - Chesapeake

WV3302533 · Surface water · 96 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 (2)

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: 4.7e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

3% of the listed benchmark

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

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 62 UG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.06 UG/L

103333% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Monumental Psd - Chesapeake
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Unaddressed	May 14, 2023
Public Notice	Unaddressed	May 14, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
TTHM	Archived	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Fairmont has 1 published ZIP profile across Marion County. The regional-evidence median is 221 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 hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard1 ZIP

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: 20.9 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Mar 3, 2021 to Sep 22, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Fairmont

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ZIP code

26554

Very Hard

220.5 PPM

Nearest site: 20.9 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

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Questions people ask

About water in Fairmont

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.