SALEM WATER BOARD

SALEM, WV · 1,630 people served · EPA PWSID WV3301720

The bottom line

SALEM WATER BOARD (SALEM, WV), which serves about 1,630 people, has recorded 3 health-based drinking-water contaminants in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM), Copper, Lead. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

health contaminants on record

PFAS detected (UCMR5)

total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Total Trihalomethanes

2.5× the federal limit

Measured 196 µg/L · federal limit 0.08 mg/L · latest 10/01/2022 · 3 violations since 2016

Chlorination byproduct; MCL 80 ug/L. Long-term bladder cancer and reproductive risk. Higher in surface-water systems.

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Lead

Within federal limit

Measured 1.3 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 06/30/2023 · 1 violation since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Also on record

Copper

1 violation

Recorded as a federal action-level / treatment violation (1 since 2016). Measured 90th-percentile levels are reported separately under the Lead & Copper Rule.

Short-term: nausea/vomiting/cramps; long-term: liver/kidney damage. Leaches from copper plumbing, worse with corrosive water.

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Your recommended fix

Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Total Trihalomethanes, Copper, Lead. An under-sink filter handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

Best match for your water

Pentair

OmniFilter CBF3

Covers 2 of your 3 filterable contaminants

UNDER-SINK NSF certified

$92.36

23.1¢/gal

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Whirlpool

W11569863

Covers 2 of your 3 filterable contaminants

REFRIGERATOR NSF certified

$53.99

27.0¢/gal

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Whirlpool

W11569861

Covers 2 of your 3 filterable contaminants

REFRIGERATOR NSF certified

$53.99

54.0¢/gal

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Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.