Water Quality in MATOAKA, WV (24736)

EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 24736.

1,296

Total Violations

36

Health-Based

1,260

Monitoring / Reporting

1,001

Resolved

What does this mean?

1,001 of 1,296 violations have been resolved. 36 are health-based violations, meaning contaminant levels exceeded federal safety limits. The remaining 1,260 are monitoring or reporting violations (missed testing deadlines or late paperwork — not necessarily a water quality issue). Not all violations mean your water is unsafe. The EPA requires reporting even for minor administrative issues.

Water systems: 7 Population served: 848

Violations Detail (1296 total)

ContaminantCategoryMCL LimitMeasuredDateStatusHealth Effects
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/ASep 12, 2025ActiveN/A
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/ASep 12, 2025ActiveN/A
Groundwater RuleMonitoringN/AN/AAug 31, 2025ResolvedN/A
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoringN/AN/AAug 31, 2025ResolvedN/A
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/AAug 15, 2025ActiveN/A
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/AAug 15, 2025ActiveN/A
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/AAug 15, 2025ActiveN/A
Public NoticeMonitoringN/AN/AAug 15, 2025ActiveN/A
ChlorineMonitoringN/AN/AJul 31, 2025ResolvedEye and nose irritation; stomach discomfort
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoringN/AN/AJul 31, 2025ResolvedN/A

Violation Timeline

2025(84)

Public Notice

75

Sep 12Active

Public Notice

75

Sep 12Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Aug 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Aug 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Aug 15Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 15Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 15Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 15Active

Chlorine

27

Jul 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jul 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jul 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Jul 12Active

Public Notice

75

Jul 12Active

Public Notice

75

Jul 12Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jun 30Resolved

Consumer Confidence Rule

71

Jun 30Active

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Jun 30Active

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Jun 30Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Jun 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jun 30Resolved

Radium-228

03

Jun 30Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Jun 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jun 30Resolved

Public Notice

75

Jun 14Active

Public Notice

75

Jun 14Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

May 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

May 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

May 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

May 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

May 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

May 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

May 14Active

Public Notice

75

May 14Active

Public Notice

75

May 14Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Apr 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Apr 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Apr 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Apr 30Resolved

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Mar 31Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Mar 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Mar 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Mar 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Mar 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Mar 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Mar 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Mar 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Mar 15Active

Public Notice

75

Mar 15Active

Public Notice

75

Mar 15Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Feb 28Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Feb 28Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Feb 28Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Feb 28Resolved

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Jan 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Jan 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 11Active

2024(127)

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Dec 31Active

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Dec 31Active

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

27

Dec 31Active

Radium-228

03

Dec 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Dec 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Dec 31Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Dec 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Dec 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Dec 31Resolved

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Dec 31Active

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Dec 31Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Dec 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Dec 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Dec 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Dec 31Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Dec 31Resolved

TTHM

27

Dec 31Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Dec 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Dec 13Active

Public Notice

75

Dec 13Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Nov 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Nov 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Nov 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Nov 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Nov 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Nov 30Resolved

Public Notice

75

Nov 13Active

Public Notice

75

Nov 13Active

Public Notice

75

Nov 13Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Oct 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Oct 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Oct 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Oct 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Oct 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Oct 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Oct 12Active

Public Notice

75

Oct 12Active

Public Notice

75

Oct 12Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Sep 30Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Sep 30Resolved

Consumer Confidence Rule

72

Sep 30Active

Radium-228

03

Sep 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Sep 30Resolved

Radium-228

03

Sep 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Sep 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Sep 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Sep 30Resolved

Public Notice

75

Sep 14Active

Public Notice

75

Sep 13Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Aug 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Aug 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Aug 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Aug 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Aug 13Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 13Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 13Active

Public Notice

75

Aug 13Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jul 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jul 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jul 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jul 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Jul 31Resolved

Chlorine

27

Jul 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Jul 13Active

Public Notice

75

Jul 13Active

Public Notice

75

Jul 13Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Jun 30Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Jun 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jun 30Resolved

Radium-228

03

Jun 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jun 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jun 30Resolved

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Jun 30Active

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jun 30Resolved

Radium-228

03

Jun 30Resolved

Consumer Confidence Rule

71

Jun 30Active

Lead and Copper Rule

52

Jun 30Active

Public Notice

75

Jun 14Active

Public Notice

75

Jun 14Active

Groundwater Rule

31

May 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

May 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

May 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

May 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

May 11Active

Public Notice

75

May 11Active

Public Notice

75

May 11Active

Chlorine

27

Apr 30Resolved

Chlorine

27

Apr 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Apr 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Apr 30Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Apr 30Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Apr 30Resolved

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Public Notice

75

Apr 11Active

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Mar 31Resolved

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

03

Mar 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Mar 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Mar 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Mar 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Mar 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Mar 31Resolved

Radium-228

03

Mar 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Mar 14Active

Public Notice

75

Mar 14Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Feb 29Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Feb 29Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Feb 29Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Feb 29Resolved

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Public Notice

75

Feb 14Active

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Revised Total Coliform Rule

3A

Jan 31Resolved

Groundwater Rule

31

Jan 31Resolved

Public Notice

75

Jan 13Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 13Active

Public Notice

75

Jan 13Active

How Does This Compare?

MATOAKA (24736) has 1,296 recorded violations, including 36 health-based. 295 remain unresolved. Consider testing your tap water independently for added peace of mind.

Recommended Water Filters

Based on the contaminants detected in your area, these filter types may help improve your water quality.

Reverse Osmosis System

Highly effective at removing heavy metals, dissolved solids, and a wide range of contaminants. Recommended for homes with lead or arsenic concerns.

Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium

Look for:NSF/ANSI 58 certified

Activated Carbon Filter

Excellent for removing chlorine, chloramine, and disinfection byproducts like THMs and HAAs. Available as pitcher filters, countertop, or under-sink units.

Targets:THMs, HAAs, Chlorine, Chloramine, Taste & Odor

Look for:NSF/ANSI 42 & 53 certified

UV Water Purifier

Uses ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and parasites without chemicals. Ideal for homes with microbial contamination concerns.

Targets:E. coli, Coliform, Giardia, Cryptosporidium

Look for:NSF/ANSI 55 (Class A) certified

Always look for filters certified by NSF International for the specific contaminants you want to remove.

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