Is Monongah Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-04
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-04
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-04
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-04
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31

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
Copper	91.5 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 178 µg/L	71/91	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.35 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	35/91	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	94.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 98.1 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	103 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	54.775 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 62.5 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.455 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.4 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2024
Dibromochloromethane	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	17/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	700 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	34.3 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 35 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	931 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 980 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	7/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.2730 pCi/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.2840 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Benzene	0.8000 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3890 pCi/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Ethylbenzene	4.7 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.1070 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	920 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	420 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Toluene	5.3 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	13.2 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

53 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-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PALMER, JOHN
Phone: 304-534-3365

Frequently asked questions about Monongah Town of

Is Monongah Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Monongah 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 Monongah Town of's water?

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

How many people does Monongah Town of serve?

Monongah Town of reports serving 3,226 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Monongah Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 65 violations on file for Monongah Town of, of which 21 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.