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Official source aggregationWater quality in Fairmont, WV 26554
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Marion County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Fairmont City Of
- Source water
- Surface water
- County
- Marion County
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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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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
8 systems
Serves 30,586 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.
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
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
- 0.0023 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)
| 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
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
- 0.0021 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)
| 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
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
- 0.0018 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)
| 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
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
- 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)
| 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
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
- 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
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
- 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)
| 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
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
- 0.0038 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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 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)
| 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 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
220.5
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
220.5
GPG
12.9
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
220.5 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
220.5
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
12.9
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
4
Nearest site
20.9 mi
Observation range
Mar 3, 2021–Sep 22, 2025
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Monongahela R L&D8 (Lower Pool) @ Point Marion, PA (Stream).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 26554 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Fairmont median
221 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 220.5–220.5 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
80 PPM higher169 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 Fairmont
Is tap water safe in Fairmont?+
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation 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.