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Official source aggregationWater quality in Mill Creek, WV 26280
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Randolph County.
5 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Huttonsville Psd
- Source water
- Surface water
- County
- Randolph County
- Profile updated
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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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
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5 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
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2 systems
Serves 4,758 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.
Huttonsville Psd
WV3304211 · Surface water · 4,758 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
- 0.0018 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
12% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.41 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
108% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1994 to Dec 31, 1994
Violation history (11)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 15, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 15, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 15, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 11, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Archived | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Archived | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Archived | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
Mill Creek Water Dept
WV3304209 · Surface water · 591 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
5 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
- 5.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
3% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (174)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Feb 13, 2025 to Dec 30, 2025 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Feb 13, 2025 to Mar 1, 2025 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Feb 13, 2025 to Mar 1, 2025 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 15, 2024 to Apr 4, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Feb 24, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 13, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 15, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based | Resolved | May 10, 2024 to Jan 1, 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Feb 8, 2024 to Jan 1, 2025 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 15, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 13, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 13, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 13, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 13, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 25, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 14, 2023 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 16, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 16, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 12, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 12, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 15, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Jul 22, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Sep 12, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 14, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 13, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 29, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 13, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 15, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTALHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 18, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 16, 2022 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 24, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTALHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 16, 2021 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2021 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2021 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2021 |
| CARBON, TOTALHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 30, 2023 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 16, 2021 to Jul 19, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Barium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Cadmium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Chromium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Fluoride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Mercury | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Antimony, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Thallium, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| CYANIDE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Selenium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Beryllium, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Nickel | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Aug 31, 2019 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2017 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
31.4
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
31.4
GPG
1.8
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
31.4 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
31.4
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
1.8
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
3
Nearest site
3.3 mi
Observation range
Nov 3, 2020–Nov 4, 2020
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: C03.0MILL CR @ HWY 46 BR @ MILL CREEK WV (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 26280 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Mill Creek median
31 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 31.4–31.4 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
110 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 Mill Creek
Is tap water safe in Mill Creek?+
EPA ECHO reports 5 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.