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Community Water System · PWS NC0474045

Bell Arthur Water Corp

Operator location Bell Arthur, North Carolina - UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 145 violations and 11,483 people served.

11,483
People served (this PWS)
145
EPA violations (this PWS)
11
Health-based (this PWS)
7 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Bell Arthur Water Corp standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #4,245 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Bell Arthur Water Corp sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (145), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (11,483; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).

#4,245 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#133 of 713
Population · NC
145
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
4,521
County
Pitt
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
119
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2012
Nitrite MR 9 1999
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2010
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2010
Vinyl chloride MR 5 2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2010
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2010
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 5 2010
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 2010
Carbon tetrachloride MR 5 2010
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 5 2010
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 5 2010
Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 2010
CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2010
Benzene MR 5 2010
Toluene MR 5 2010
Styrene MR 5 2010
Trichloroethylene MR 5 2010
Ethylbenzene MR 5 2010
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2010
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2010
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2010
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 5 2010
Public Notice Other 4 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2009
TTHM MR 1 2009

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Bell Arthur Water Corp has 145 recorded EPA violations, 80% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 19% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (11 of 145), and it ranks #4,245 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

145 Higher than most more violations than 80% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 381 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOS 9/12/2024 7.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/12/2024 3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Bell Arthur Water Corp

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NC0474045 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Nationwide peers

145 violations · 11,483 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Bell Arthur Water Corp

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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