BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 35,129 people get their water from it, across 7,339 connections.
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT has 164 violations on record in total, 35 of thems health-based - ranking it 449th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 97th percentile nationally.
How BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT compares within NJ
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT's 35 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT is from 2026-11-03 (health-based: 2023-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 35 health-based violations on file for BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.