Chloride in West Virginia well water
In West Virginia, chloride was detected in 100% of 3,527 tested private well samples.
Chloride mainly comes from road salt and water softener discharge. Above 250 mg/L water tastes salty and corrodes plumbing. Rising chloride in a well usually means road salt is reaching the aquifer.
Check your chloride number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your West Virginia well for chloride
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Systems that remove chloride
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For chloride
Under-sink reverse osmosis system
under-sink or countertop, about $300
Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.
Rather have it installed and sized for your well? Book a free in-home water test with a licensed local company.
Where to get a well tested for chloride in West Virginia: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | no limit | 178 | 100% | 6.5 | 250 mg/L |
| Boone | no limit | 225 | 100% | 5.5 | 1,180 mg/L |
| Braxton | no limit | 118 | 100% | 6 | 83 mg/L |
| Cabell | no limit | 92 | 100% | 11 | 490 mg/L |
| Clay | no limit | 66 | 100% | 5.6 | 660 mg/L |
| Fayette | no limit | 102 | 100% | 6.29 | 1,900 mg/L |
| Greenbrier | no limit | 88 | 100% | 2.21 | 72 mg/L |
| Webster | no limit | 68 | 100% | 2.05 | 95 mg/L |
| Berkeley | no limit | 150 | 100% | 9.25 | 420 mg/L |
| Jefferson | no limit | 320 | 100% | 11 | 538 mg/L |
| Kanawha | no limit | 176 | 100% | 11 | 4,400 mg/L |
| Lincoln | no limit | 147 | 100% | 9.6 | 2,200 mg/L |
| Marshall | no limit | 75 | 100% | 10 | 290 mg/L |
| Mason | no limit | 48 | 100% | 30.5 | 480 mg/L |
| McDowell | no limit | 71 | 100% | 9.4 | 393 mg/L |
- New Haven district, Fayette County100% detected of 59
- District 2, Lincoln County100% detected of 38
- Western district, Logan County100% detected of 30
- District 1, Lincoln County100% detected of 88
- Western district, Monongalia County100% detected of 37
- Northern district, Webster County100% detected of 35
- District 3, Putnam County100% detected of 33
- District 1, Putnam County100% detected of 35
- District 3, Marshall County100% detected of 47
- Sandy River district, McDowell County100% detected of 31
- Stonewall district, Wayne County100% detected of 61
- Middleway district, Jefferson County100% detected of 97
- Shepherdstown district, Jefferson County100% detected of 69
- Harpers Ferry district, Jefferson County100% detected of 55
- Kabletown district, Jefferson County100% detected of 75
- Valley district, Berkeley County100% detected of 62
- Tuscarora district, Berkeley County100% detected of 34
- District 1, Kanawha County100% detected of 88
- District 4, Kanawha County100% detected of 44
- District 3, Kanawha County100% detected of 32
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. chloride counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.