Marlinton Town Of, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.94 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
About Marlinton Town Of
Marlinton Town Of serves about 1,930 people through 850 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 Pocahontas County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3303803; phone on file: 304-799-4315. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Marlinton Town Of's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (0.78 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Marlinton Town Of is 3.2 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.94 ppb |
| 2021 | 0.78 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.2 ppb |
How Marlinton Town Of compares
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. Marlinton Town Of's 0.94 ppb sits at the 51st percentile in West Virginia and the 50th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
5 other systems share Pocahontas County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Marlinton Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Co Psd - Cheat Mountain Water | 1,867 | 0.24 ppb |
| Cass Scenic Railroad | 555 | 0.53 ppb |
| Pocahontas County Psd | 504 | 9 ppb |
| Denmar Correctional Center | 297 | 0.48 ppb |
| Hillsboro Town Of | 239 | 0.6 ppb |
Next steps for Marlinton, WV
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Marlinton, 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 Marlinton Town Of 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.