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Official source aggregationWater quality in Point Pleasant, WV 25550
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Mason County.
9 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Point Pleasant Water Works
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Mason 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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9 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
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6 systems
Serves 5,146 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.
Point Pleasant Water Works
WV3302710 · Groundwater · 5,146 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
3 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
- 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 (53)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jun 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Dec 14, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Aug 13, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Aug 13, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Selenium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Barium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Cadmium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chromium | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CYANIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Mercury | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Beryllium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Nickel | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Antimony, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | May 15, 2022 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 14, 2021 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Feb 15, 2020 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2019 |
Mason Co Psd-Lakin Dist
WV3302712 · Groundwater · 4,296 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
- 0.0045 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
30% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (20)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Mar 13, 2026 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Nitrite | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 14, 2021 |
Mason Co Psd-Letart
WV3302713 · Groundwater · 3,303 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
- 0.0045 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
30% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (2)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
Mason Co Psd-Crab Creek
WV3302714 · Groundwater · 2,039 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
4 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
- 0.0013 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
9% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (8)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 1, 2025 |
Mason County Psd-Camp Conley
WV3302702 · Groundwater · 497 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
- 0.0021 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
14% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.7 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
131% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1994 to Jun 30, 1994
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 21, 2025 |
Mason Co Psd-Foglesong Dist
WV3302715 · Groundwater · 156 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
- 0.0037 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
25% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
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
21.1 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 25550 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Point Pleasant 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
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 Point Pleasant
Is tap water safe in Point Pleasant?+
EPA ECHO reports 9 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.