Is Beckley, WV Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Beckley's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	872 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Copper	535.75 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Nitrate	395 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	299 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Nitrite	250 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Barium	85.72 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.12 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
TTHM	54.12 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Chloroform	45.04 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.86 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	24.85 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	20.57 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	16.774 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Cyanide	11 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	8.233 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	4.62 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Lead	3.07 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.005 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Bromoform	1.94 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.7089 pCi/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Atrazine	0.1000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Lead	0.00063 mg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: BECKLEY WATER COMPANY · 47,386 people · 2023 Highest in the city: 0.0013 mg/L — RALEIGH COUNTY PSD-SOUTH SAND BRANCH · 60 people · 2025	2/2	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Beckley

Supplier	Population served
BECKLEY WATER COMPANY	47,386
RALEIGH COUNTY PSD-SOUTH SAND BRANCH	60

Frequently asked questions about Beckley tap water

Is Beckley tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 22 contaminants in the water serving Beckley. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Beckley?

2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Beckley, West Virginia to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Beckley's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Beckley include Fluoride, Copper, Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrite. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.