Is War Water Works City Realty Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: McDowell

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

1,225

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-01-23
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-01-23
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-09-03
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-09-03
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-09-03
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-09-03
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-09-03
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-04-30

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
Copper	113.2 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 138 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.375 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	22/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.2 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	37.765 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 52.3 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	14.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	43.52 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 66 µg/L	17/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.4 µg/L	16/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.3015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.79 µg/L	14/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	13/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0039 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	17.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.8 µg/L	13/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	90 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.9425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	6/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.1105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	4/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	32.597 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.1 µg/L	4/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	738.3 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 742 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	207 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.6310 pCi/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	400 µg/L 40% 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-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(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: DEEL, DAVID
Phone: 304-875-3111
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about War Water Works City Realty

Is War Water Works City Realty tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in War Water Works City Realty'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 War Water Works City Realty's water?

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

How many people does War Water Works City Realty serve?

War Water Works City Realty reports serving 1,220 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has War Water Works City Realty had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1225 violations on file for War Water Works City Realty, of which 20 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 26 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.