Is West Union, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Doddridge

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

311

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	18.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.1 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	67.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 86 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.414 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.2 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	87.574 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 112 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	70.5 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	38.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.1 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1076.65 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1630 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	8.32 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 32.4 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.2005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	24/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	320 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.744 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	15/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Fluoride	931 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 940 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	57.69 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 58.5 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	4/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.534 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.54 µg/L	4/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.44 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Dichloromethane	0.3700 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.6030 pCi/L 4% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	0.8500 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	640 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	320 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RICHARDS, ISAAC S.
Phone: 304-873-1400

Frequently asked questions about West Union, Town of

Is West Union, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in West Union, Town of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in West Union, Town of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does West Union, Town of serve?

West Union, Town of reports serving 1,895 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has West Union, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 311 violations on file for West Union, Town of, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 12 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.