Glenville Utility, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.27 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Glenville Utility at a glance
Glenville Utility serves about 1,751 people through 851 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Gilmer County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3301104; phone on file: 304-462-7345. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (0.29 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Glenville Utility is 1.6 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 0.27 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.29 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.29 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.63 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.6 ppb |
Against other West Virginia systems
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Glenville Utility's 0.27 ppb sits at the 22nd percentile in West Virginia and the 41st nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Gilmer County
5 other systems share Gilmer County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Glenville Utility. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmer County Psd - Federal Prison | 1,884 | 0.12 ppb |
| Gilmer Co Psd | 803 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gilmer County Psd - Normantown Stumptown | 523 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gilmer Co Psd - Route 33/119 | 425 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gilmer County Psd - Route 5 West | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Glenville, WV may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Glenville Utility whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.