Terra Alta Tap Water Quality Report
Terra Alta's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS
People Served
1,856
Health-based violations since 2020
2
TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2022 · TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Terra Alta 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. Terra Alta's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS, Terra Alta's water system, serves 1,856 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS is from Aug 2022.
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Terra Alta Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Terra Alta, WV
We read Terra Alta, 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, 6 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 95 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Terra Alta's water
TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS
PWSID WV3303917
TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS reported 0.52 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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Recommended Water Filters for Terra Alta
Based on Terra Alta'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 Terra Alta's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Terra Alta includes sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Terra Alta, 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 Terra Alta? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Preston County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Terra Alta
Terra Alta's tap water has an estimated 2.5 grains per gallon (43.2 mg/L, county sampling in Preston County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 2.5 gpg water in Terra Alta — 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 Terra Alta Tap Water
Terra Alta'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 a health-based violation for TERRA ALTA WATER WORKS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Aug 2022): Failure To Address Deficiency (Groundwater Rule), which began on February 21, 2025. Every such result predates it, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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