Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in War, WV 24892
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Mcdowell County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- War Water Works City Realty
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Mcdowell 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
Review needed
1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
1 system
Serves 1,220 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.
War Water Works City Realty
WV3302472 · Groundwater · 1,220 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
- 0.0039 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
26% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (37)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 15, 2023 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Jan 22, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 12, 2023 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 15, 2023 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2023 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 12, 2023 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 6, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Archived | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 12, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 12, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 14, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 13, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 20, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Jan 30, 2015 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
125
PPM as CaCO₃
Hard
PPM
125
GPG
7.3
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
125 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
125
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
7.3
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
11
Nearest site
2.2 mi
Observation range
Jul 12, 2016–Jul 10, 2017
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Mcd-0214 (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 24892 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
War median
137 PPM
12 PPM lower2 indexed ZIP readings · Range 125–148 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
16 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 →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in War
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for War
Is tap water safe in War?+
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation 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.