Is Kearneysville, WV Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Kearneysville'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
Nitrate	850 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 5285.5 µg/L — RUSSELLS MHP · 75 people · 2019	3/3	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	4634.5 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Highest in the city: RUSSELLS MHP · 75 people · 2018	2/3	SYR4
Fluoride	690 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019	3/3	SYR4
Barium	12.9 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 29.8 µg/L — LEIGHTS MHP · 78 people · 2019	3/3	SYR4
TTHM	18.15 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	1/3	SYR4
Copper	17.7 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019	3/3	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	7.965 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	1/3	SYR4
Bromoform	6.615 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	1/3	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6.38 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2013	3/3	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	3.57 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	1/3	SYR4
Chromium	3.395 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Highest in the city: RUSSELLS MHP · 75 people · 2019	2/3	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.595 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	2/3	SYR4
2,4-D	1.83 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019	1/3	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.69 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018	1/3	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.9950 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 1.6 µg/L — LEIGHTS MHP · 78 people · 2019	2/3	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1300 pCi/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2014 Highest in the city: 0.8100 pCi/L — LEIGHTS MHP · 78 people · 2013	2/3	SYR4
Lead	0.7095 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2019	2/3	SYR4
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD · 219 people · 2025	3/3	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 Kearneysville

Supplier	Population served
WVAW - VALLEY WATER AND SEWER-DEERWOOD	219
LEIGHTS MHP	78
RUSSELLS MHP	75

Frequently asked questions about Kearneysville tap water

Is Kearneysville tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 18 contaminants in the water serving Kearneysville. 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 Kearneysville?

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

What contaminants are in Kearneysville's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Kearneysville include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Barium, TTHM. 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.