Is CITY OF BELLS's water safe to drink?
CITY OF BELLS has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 2,101, over 707 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF BELLS ranks 5,164th by violation burden (60th percentile) - 14 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How CITY OF BELLS compares within TX
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - CITY OF BELLS's 3 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF BELLS is from 2026-08-09 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF BELLS'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 REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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
Everything on this page is CITY OF BELLS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CITY OF BELLS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,164th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.