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Water hardness in Terra Alta

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Terra Alta, West Virginia.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison
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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
2
Active health records
0

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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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.

Terra Alta Water Works

WV3303917 · Groundwater influenced by surface water · 1,856 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
0.0031 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

21% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (46)
Imported violation history for Terra Alta Water Works
RuleStatusPeriod
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
TTHMArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Jul 9, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedMay 11, 2025 to Jul 7, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedFeb 21, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 15, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 15, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedOct 13, 2024 to Mar 25, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024
TTHMResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedSep 14, 2023 to Nov 9, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedAug 13, 2023 to Nov 9, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
CARBON, TOTALResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2022 to Oct 19, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Oct 19, 2023
CARBON, TOTALResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TTHMResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Public NoticeResolvedDec 12, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedNov 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedNov 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedNov 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedNov 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedNov 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 14, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Oct 19, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
TTHMResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
ChlorineResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
CARBON, TOTALResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedDec 30, 2020

Alpine Lake Public Utilities

WV3303921 · Groundwater · 1,325 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
5.4e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

4% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Alpine Lake Public Utilities
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 1, 2022

City summary

What the indexed records say

Terra Alta has 1 published ZIP profile across Preston County. The regional-evidence median is 87 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 hard1 ZIP
Hard0 ZIPs
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
14 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Sep 28, 2016 to Oct 24, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Terra Alta

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

26764

Moderately Hard

87 PPM

Nearest site
14 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 Terra Alta

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.