City water profile

Water hardness in Petersburg

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 4
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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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.

Grant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville

WV3301206 · Surface water · 4,559 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: 0.0018 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

12% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Grant Co Psd-Northfork-Maysville
Rule	Status	Period
Chlorine	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
TTHM	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021

Petersburg Town Of

WV3301204 · Surface water · 2,841 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for Petersburg Town Of
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Archived	Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Chlorine	Archived	Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Mar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Feb 16, 2024
TTHM	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

Grant Co Psd-Us 220 S

WV3301207 · Surface water · 1,865 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: 0.0015 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

10% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Grant Co Psd-Us 220 S
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jan 1, 2025 to Jan 31, 2025
TTHM	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021

Grant County Psd Welton Orchard

WV3301209 · Surface water · 229 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: 0.0069 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

46% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Grant County Psd Welton Orchard
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Petersburg has 1 published ZIP profile across Grant County. The regional-evidence median is 141 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: 1.2 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Oct 18, 2016 to Oct 18, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Petersburg

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ZIP code

26847

Hard

141 PPM

Nearest site: 1.2 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

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

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Questions people ask

About water in Petersburg

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.