Is Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

1,354

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-04
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-04
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2023-01-04
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2023-01-04
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	25.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.9 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	41.495 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.6 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	476.4 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 560 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	38.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.4 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	99.36 µg/L 124% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.495 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 53.1 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	20.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.5 µg/L	29/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.4 µg/L	28/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.5 µg/L	28/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	25/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	7.505 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	22/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0097 mg/L 65% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2026
Nitrate	820 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.89 µg/L	15/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	39.915 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 41.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.3175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	6/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	105 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.3998 pCi/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.4180 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	12.178 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.2000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	0.6000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorobenzene	1.5 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	1.29 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	780 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	260 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

51 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-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NILAND, RHONDA
Phone: 304-355-2621

Frequently asked questions about Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks

Is Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks'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 Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks's water?

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

How many people does Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks serve?

Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks reports serving 847 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1354 violations on file for Piedmont Municipal Wtr Wks, of which 51 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 40 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.