Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Greenbrier County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- White Sulphur Springs Water
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Greenbrier 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
2 systems
Serves 3,845 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.
White Sulphur Springs Water
WV3301314 · Groundwater · 3,845 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
- 8.1e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
5% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (10)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 12, 2025 to Apr 7, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Archived | Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 31, 2023 to Sep 14, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 31, 2023 to Sep 14, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 31, 2023 to Sep 14, 2023 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 31, 2023 to Sep 14, 2023 |
Greenbrier Hotel Corporation
WV3301305 · Groundwater · 3,280 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
- 8.7e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
6% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (47)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 11, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 11, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to May 19, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to May 19, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 26, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Nov 28, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 12, 2023 to Jun 12, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 12, 2023 to Jun 12, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to May 22, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 10, 2023 to Jun 12, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 10, 2023 to Jun 12, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to May 3, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jul 5, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2021 to Apr 20, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 7, 2021 to Jul 27, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 14, 2019 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
255
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
255
GPG
14.9
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
255 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
255
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
14.9
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
4
Nearest site
13.2 mi
Observation range
Jul 6, 2016–Nov 17, 2020
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: Grb-0249S (Spring).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 24986 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
White Sulphur Springs median
255 PPM
About the same2 indexed ZIP readings · Range 255–255 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
114 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 →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in White Sulphur Springs
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for White Sulphur Springs
Is tap water safe in White Sulphur Springs?+
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.