Paw Paw Tap Water Quality Report
Paw Paw's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Paw Paw with results above guidelines: PAW PAW ROUTE 19 PSD (3 above guidelines)
People Served
488
Health-based violations since 2020
5
PAW PAW WATER WORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Jul 2022 · PAW PAW WATER WORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Paw Paw Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Paw Paw's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
PAW PAW WATER WORKS, Paw Paw's water system, serves 488 people. 1 other system is listed for Paw Paw. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to PAW PAW WATER WORKS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for PAW PAW WATER WORKS is from Jul 2022.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in West Virginia
Paw Paw Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Paw Paw, WV
We read Paw Paw, WV’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 9 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 96 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Paw Paw's water
PAW PAW ROUTE 19 PSD
PWSID WV3302518
No fluoride level in our data for PAW PAW ROUTE 19 PSD. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
PAW PAW WATER WORKS
PWSID WV3303308
PAW PAW WATER WORKS reported 0.63 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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Recommended Water Filters for Paw Paw
Based on Paw Paw's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Paw Paw's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Paw Paw includes sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Paw Paw, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Paw Paw? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Hampshire County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Paw Paw
Paw Paw's tap water has an estimated 3.2 grains per gallon (55.3 mg/L, county sampling in Hampshire County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 3.2 gpg water in Paw Paw — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For West Virginia as a whole, read water softener cost in West Virginia — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Paw Paw Tap Water
Paw Paw's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 4 health-based violations for PAW PAW WATER WORKS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jul 2022): Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), 3 violations, the first beginning on December 1, 2024 and the latest on December 1, 2025; Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), which began on December 1, 2024. Every such result predates them, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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