We read 8 results from Beckley Water Company’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 47,386 people · Water system ID WV3304104 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.5 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Above the health goal1.7x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.63 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal3.2x the health goal |
| Bariumas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Glade Creek plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.04 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Cyanideas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Glade Creek plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 14.3 ppb | 150 ppb | 200 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 18 to 39 · listed as a violation in the report · 348 East Railroad Ave (highest site) · 2025 report, page 5 | 31.4 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 14 to 47 · listed as a violation in the report · 348 East Railroad Ave (highest site) · 2025 report, page 5 | 40.9 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Glade Creek plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.29 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · range 13.4 to 22.1 · Sweeneysburg plant · 2025 report, page 6 | 22.1 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Beckley Water Company’s water between Mar 2024 and Dec 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium22.1 ppbFound in 2 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Copper, Lead
What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.
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