Is Adrian, WV tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Adrian has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records: Adrian P S D.
Adrian P S D, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Adrian’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Adrian P S D
West Virginia · serves 5,327 people · about 100 in Adrian
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Buckhannon Water Board
West Virginia · serves 8,098 people · under 100 in Adrian
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.86 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Adrian
The 3 labs West Virginia certifies closest to Adrian, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Sturm Environmental Services
Bridgeport, WV · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Morgantown WV
Morgantown, WV · about 45 miles
Certified for bacteria
West Virginia Department of Agriculture / Moorefield Field Office
Moorefield, WV · about 66 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Adrian: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services, laboratory certified parameter list; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Adrian
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Adrian P S D’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water