Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in New Haven, WV 25265
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Mason County.
No active health-based violation reported
- Largest possible serving system
- New Haven Water Dept
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Mason 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
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
1 system
Serves 1,649 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.
New Haven Water Dept
WV3302709 · Groundwater · 1,649 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
- 4.4e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
3% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (63)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Mar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2024 to Apr 16, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Nitrite | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Apr 1, 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Styrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toluene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 13, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 15, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 15, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Sep 29, 2021 to Mar 4, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 13, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 12, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 12, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Jan 7, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2017 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
247
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
247
GPG
14.4
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
247 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
247
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
14.4
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
1
Nearest site
12.5 mi
Observation range
Jul 23, 2019–Jul 23, 2019
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: OH5300612 Meigs 01010 Production Well 0004 (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 25265 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
New Haven median
247 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 247–247 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
106 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
Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.
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 New Haven
Is tap water safe in New Haven?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
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.