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Official source aggregationWater quality in Gary, WV 24895
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Mcdowell County.
26 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Gary City Of
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Mcdowell County
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Utility hardness unavailable in this index
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
26 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
1 system
Serves 1,633 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.
Gary City Of
WV3302420 · Groundwater · 1,633 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
26 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
- 0.0014 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
10% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
Violation history (146)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Archived | Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 9, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 13, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Aug 10, 2024 to Aug 10, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Styrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Atrazine | 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 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chromium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Fluoride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Mercury | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Nickel | 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 |
| Selenium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toluene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CYANIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Radium-228 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Cadmium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| LASSO | 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 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 18, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2022 to Dec 18, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2021 to Oct 20, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 3, 2021 to Dec 18, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Jun 12, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Addressed | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Addressed | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Addressed | Jun 17, 2016 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
109
PPM as CaCO₃
Moderately Hard
PPM
109
GPG
6.4
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
109 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
109
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
6.4
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
13
Nearest site
0.8 mi
Observation range
Jul 12, 2016–Jul 10, 2017
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Mcd-0215 (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 24895 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Gary median
108 PPM
About the same4 indexed ZIP readings · Range 106–109 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
32 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 →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in Gary
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for Gary
Is tap water safe in Gary?+
EPA ECHO reports 26 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.