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Community Water System · PWS ID5070004

Bellevue City Of

Bellevue, Idaho 83313 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,747 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,747
People served
249
EPA violations
73
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 249 drinking-water violations at Bellevue City Of, 29% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

249
Total EPA violations on record
29%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,747
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bellevue City Of

Bellevue City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,747 residents in Bellevue, Idaho (Blaine County) through 1,096 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 249 total violations for this system , of which 73 (29%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 153 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 64 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Idaho, EPA tracks 2,005 public water systems serving 1,743,912 people, with 104,850 cumulative violations and 19,965 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52.3 violations. Statewide, 40 of 60 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (66.7%).

Bellevue City Of's 249 violations sit above the Idaho average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,747
Total Violations
249
Health-Based Violations
73
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,096
County
Blaine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
153
Treatment Tech Violations
64

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 64 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2016
Chlorine MR 24 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 24 2006
Public Notice Other 13 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2025
TTHM MR 4 2025
Endrin MR 3 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2020
Methoxychlor MR 3 2020
Heptachlor MR 3 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 2020
E. COLI MR 3 2023
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2024
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 2020
Chlordane MR 3 2020
Toxaphene MR 3 2020
Diquat MR 2 2020
Endothall MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2020
OXAMYL MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2020
Picloram MR 2 2020
Dinoseb MR 2 2020
Carbofuran MR 2 2020
Atrazine MR 2 2020
LASSO MR 2 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2020

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Bellevue City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID ID5070004 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Idaho Drinking Water Authority

Idaho's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find ID regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 7500
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2456
2025 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2950
2024 Groundwater Rule TT 64 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 0700
2024 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 0700
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 3014
2020 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2005
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2010
2020 Methoxychlor MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2015
2020 Heptachlor MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2065
2020 Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2067
2020 Pentachlorophenol MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2326
2020 Chlordane MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2959
2020 Toxaphene MR 3 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2020
2020 Diquat MR 2 SDWIS / ID5070004 / 2032

How Bellevue City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Bellevue City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 249 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 73 10 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 66.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,747 870 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,005 regulated public water systems in Idaho.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bellevue City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Bellevue City Of (PWS ID: ID5070004) has 249 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,747 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bellevue City Of serve? ▼
Bellevue City Of serves 2,747 people in Bellevue, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,096 service connections.
What type of violations does Bellevue City Of have? ▼
Bellevue City Of has 249 total violations: 73 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 153 monitoring/reporting violations, and 64 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bellevue City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bellevue City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bellevue City Of use? ▼
Bellevue City Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.