Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in Gauley Bridge, WV 25085
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Fayette County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Kanawha Falls Psd
- Source water
- Surface water
- County
- Fayette County
- Profile updated
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
1 system
Serves 2,547 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.
Kanawha Falls Psd
WV3301037 · Surface water · 2,547 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
- 9.3e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
6% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (97)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Archived | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 16, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 16, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 10, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 10, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 20, 2025 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | May 31, 2025 to Nov 13, 2025 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | May 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| CARBON, TOTALHealth-based | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Archived | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Archived | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toluene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Selenium | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Beryllium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Antimony, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Mercury | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chromium | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Cadmium | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Nickel | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Styrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Barium | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CYANIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2024 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2024 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 6, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2024 to Sep 10, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Nov 6, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 24, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Fluoride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| CYANIDE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 25, 2022 to Sep 25, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2021 to Dec 12, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | May 13, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | May 13, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jan 15, 2015 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
113.5
PPM as CaCO₃
Moderately Hard
PPM
113.5
GPG
6.6
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
113.5 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
113.5
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
6.6
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
6
Nearest site
8 mi
Observation range
Oct 22, 2024–Oct 28, 2024
Regional evidence confidence
High
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Wolf Creek WVNWO0001 (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 25085 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Gauley Bridge median
114 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 113.5–113.5 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
27 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 Gauley Bridge
Is tap water safe in Gauley Bridge?+
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.