Is Alderson Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2020-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30

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	6.1835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.05 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	46.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 54.2 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.6 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	52.62 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 58.5 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	60.97 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 73.3 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41.1 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	201.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 291 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.96 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	28/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.9055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	24/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	740 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Barium	24.44 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1005.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1030 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.0275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.13 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9073 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9250 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.4410 pCi/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.4500 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.996 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	567 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 580 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	22 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	4.7 µg/L 235% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.8500 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

55 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SPINKS, CORIONNA
Phone: 304-445-2916

Frequently asked questions about Alderson Water

Is Alderson Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Alderson Water'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 Alderson Water'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 Alderson Water serve?

Alderson Water reports serving 2,458 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Alderson Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 58 violations on file for Alderson Water, of which 20 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.