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Water hardness in Keyser

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Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
2
Active health records
0

Your tap water

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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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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.

Keyser City Of

WV3302915 · Surface water · 4,796 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
0.0017 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

11% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (6)
Imported violation history for Keyser City Of
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
TTHMArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedJan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2021
ChlorineArchivedJan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 2019

Fountain Psd

WV3302942 · Groundwater · 1,001 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
0.0043 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

29% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (74)
Imported violation history for Fountain Psd
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeResolvedAug 12, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedMay 6, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 15, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedNov 16, 2022 to Feb 12, 2024
DICHLOROMETHANEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Vinyl chlorideResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2-DichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Carbon tetrachlorideResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2-DichloropropaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TrichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TetrachloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
CHLOROBENZENEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
BenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TolueneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
EthylbenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
StyreneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
o-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Xylenes, TotalResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
p-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-228ResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-228ResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
DICHLOROMETHANEResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
o-DichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Vinyl chlorideResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,2-DichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
TetrachloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
CHLOROBENZENEResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
TolueneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
EthylbenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Radium-228ResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
BHC-GAMMAResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
PicloramResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
HexachlorocyclopentadieneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Heptachlor epoxideResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
2,4-DResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Benzo(a)pyreneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
StyreneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
ChlordaneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
AtrazineResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
MethoxychlorResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
p-DichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
OXAMYLResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
HeptachlorResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Xylenes, TotalResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
SimazineResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,1-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
TrichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,2-DichloropropaneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
BenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
CarbofuranResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Carbon tetrachlorideResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
LASSOResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedAug 14, 2021 to Feb 12, 2024
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2018

City summary

What the indexed records say

Keyser has 1 published ZIP profile across Mineral County. The regional-evidence median is 172 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
Hard1 ZIP
Very hard0 ZIPs

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
10.6 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Oct 18, 2016 to Sep 24, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Keyser

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ZIP code

26726

Hard

172 PPM

Nearest site
10.6 mi
Confidence
Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

Questions people ask

About water in Keyser

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.