- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 4 of 4 samples, average 14.2 µg/L, highest 20 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2024–Oct 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 3.1 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Kenova tap water? What EPA records show
EPA WV3305009 · serves Kenova, WV · about 11,192 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Kenova Municipal Water (EPA WV3305009)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Kenova's main utility, Kenova Municipal Water: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (WV3305009) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Kenova Municipal Water, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (WV3305009) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Kenova Municipal Water (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 3.1 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Kenova Municipal Water use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Kenova Municipal Water's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
Sources
- EPA ECHO detailed facility report: Kenova Municipal Water (WV3305009), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples through June 2026
Questions people ask
Is Kenova tap water safe to drink?
We don't give a safe or unsafe verdict. Here is what the public data shows: EPA records for Kenova's main utility, Kenova Municipal Water, as of October 14, 2026. We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (WV3305009) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. A guideline and a legal limit are different things, and this is public data, not a test of your tap.
Which utility supplies water in Kenova?
Kenova Municipal Water is the main utility for Kenova in EPA's records (EPA WV3305009), serving about 11,192 people (EPA SDWIS). Your water bill names your utility.
Does Kenova tap water contain PFAS?
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
How recent is this data?
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026. Data may be one to three years old and may not reflect the water at your tap. If you want your own tap tested, use a state-certified laboratory.
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