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Salem tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Salem. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Salem is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 1,630 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 129 violations across the community water system(s) serving Salem, going back to the earliest EPA record. 14 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Salem Water Board
1,630 served · surface water · PWSID WV3301720 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 11 times between October 2022 and April 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 196 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between December 2014 and April 2017. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 15 times between July 2004 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 42 times between April 2006 and August 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Calcium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 9 times between July 2021 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Temperature (Centigrade): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between July 2023 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring pH: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between July 2023 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 12 times between July 2016 and March 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Alkalinity, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between July 2023 and January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between March 2016 and December 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between October 2022 and July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in June 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in April 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.