Is Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Kanawha

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31

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	17.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	273/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 139.6 µg/L	273/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.6 µg/L	273/273	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	102.44 µg/L 128% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 154.4 µg/L	273/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	38.02 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 70.6 µg/L	273/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.2 µg/L	272/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	261/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	164.75 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	104/151	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	95/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	34/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	30/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Nitrate	450 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	876.5 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 880 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	8/151	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.7900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	2/273	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1000 pCi/L 2% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.2000 pCi/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Nitrate-Nitrite	310 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

49 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateEthylbenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)TrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist

Is Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist'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 Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist serve?

Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist reports serving 209,283 people, per its EPA record.

Has Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 12 violations on file for Wvawc-Kanawha Valley Dist, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.