Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS OR4190526

Bellfountain Community Church

Monroe, Oregon 97456 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 32 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

32
People served: 247
EPA violations: 7
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 247 drinking-water violations at Bellfountain Community Church, 3% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

247
Total EPA violations on record: 3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 32
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bellfountain Community Church

Bellfountain Community Church is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 32 residents in Monroe, Oregon (Benton County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 247 total violations for this system , of which 7 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 237 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 16 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Oregon, EPA tracks 2,518 public water systems serving 4,005,242 people, with 206,659 cumulative violations and 20,339 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 82.1 violations. Statewide, 30 of 125 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

Bellfountain Community Church's 247 violations sit above the Oregon 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

Total Violations

247

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Public/Private
Connections: 4
County: Benton
School/Daycare: Yes
MCL Violations: 7
Monitoring Violations: 237
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	16	2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	7	2022
Nitrate	MR	5	2021
LASSO	MR	4	2002
Atrazine	MR	4	2002
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	2002
Carbofuran	MR	4	2002
Chlordane	MR	4	2002
Dinoseb	MR	4	2002
Endothall	MR	4	2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	4	2002
Glyphosate	MR	4	2002
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	2002
Heptachlor	MR	4	2002
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	2002
Picloram	MR	4	2002
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	2002
Toxaphene	MR	4	2002
OXAMYL	MR	4	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2002
Simazine	MR	4	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2002
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	2002
2,4-D	MR	4	2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	4	2018
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	4	2002
Dalapon	MR	4	2002
Endrin	MR	4	2002
Methoxychlor	MR	4	2002

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 Bellfountain Community Church.

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 OR4190526 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Oregon Drinking Water Authority

Oregon'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 OR 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
2022	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	7	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 8000
2021	Nitrate	MR	5	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 1040
2019	E. COLI	MR	2	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 3014
2019	COLIPHAGE	MR	2	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 3028
2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 8000
2006	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 3100
2005	Endothall	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2033
2005	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	1	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 5000
2002	Coliform (TCR)	MR	16	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 3100
2002	LASSO	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2051
2002	Atrazine	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2050
2002	Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2306
2002	BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2010
2002	Carbofuran	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2046
2002	Chlordane	MR	4	SDWIS / OR4190526 / 2959

How Bellfountain Community Church Compares

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

Metric	Bellfountain Community Church	Oregon avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	247	82.1	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	7	8.1	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	None	24%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	32	1,591	Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,518 regulated public water systems in Oregon.

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 Bellfountain Community Church water safe to drink? ▼

Bellfountain Community Church (PWS ID: OR4190526) has 247 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 32 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Bellfountain Community Church serve? ▼

Bellfountain Community Church serves 32 people in Monroe, Oregon. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections.

What type of violations does Bellfountain Community Church have? ▼

Bellfountain Community Church has 247 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 237 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Bellfountain Community Church water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Bellfountain Community Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Bellfountain Community Church use? ▼

Bellfountain Community Church uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

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.