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Bell County, Texas

Water Systems
30
Population Served
418,473
Total Violations
1,709
688 health-based
PFAS Detected
14
of 14 tested

Violation Analysis

96.7%
Systems with Violations
57.0
Avg Violations per System
40.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
30 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

14
Systems Tested
14
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bell Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (29)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Killeen 151,261 29 Detected
City of Temple 94,935 199 Detected
US Army South Fort Cavazos 35,669 24 Detected
City of Harker Heights 34,834 27 Detected
City of Belton 25,466 19 Detected
Salado WSC 10,056 18 Detected
Bell County Wcid 3 7,836 31 Detected
439 WSC 7,836 68 Detected
Bell Milam Falls WSC 6,885 174 Detected
City of Morgans Point Resort 5,000 83 Detected
Dog Ridge WSC 4,953 53 Clean
West Bell County WSC 4,710 26 Detected
East Bell WSC 4,287 21 Detected
Moffat WSC 4,182 20 Clean
Armstrong WSC 3,285 36 -
Pendleton WSC 3,111 13 -
City of Troy 2,350 109 -
Central Texas College Killeen 2,330 66 -
Bell County Wcid 2 1,961 61 -
Little Elm Valley WSC 1,896 56 -
US Army Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation A 1,500 12 -
City of Holland 1,204 68 -
City of Rogers 1,200 114 -
Stonegate Mobile Estates 594 0 -
Bell County Wcid 5 579 72 -
Oenaville & Belfalls WSC 238 14 -
Bell County Wcid 1 237 10 -
Arrowhead Hill WSC 78 122 -
Central Texas WSC 0 144 -
Bluebonnet WSC 0 20 -

Other Counties in Texas

Harris County
1,292 systems · 6,016,117 served · 78,495 violations
Dallas County
37 systems · 3,180,170 served · 2,618 violations
Bexar County
82 systems · 2,376,579 served · 13,955 violations
Tarrant County
113 systems · 2,099,244 served · 10,564 violations
Travis County
138 systems · 1,547,700 served · 7,557 violations
Collin County
35 systems · 1,246,210 served · 1,149 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bell County? ▼
Bell County has 1,709 total drinking water violations across 30 water systems, of which 688 are health-based violations. 96.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bell County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bell County serve approximately 418,473 people through 30 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bell County water? ▼
Of 14 water systems tested for PFAS in Bell County, 14 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bell County? ▼
Water systems in Bell County use SW (30 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 40.3% of Bell County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.