Is Bellechester Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Goodhue

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-01-01 → 1999-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-01-01 → 1999-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-01-01 → 1999-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-01-01 → 1999-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	1440 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	124.25 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 131 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	2.72 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	0.5800 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0080 mg/L 53% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2023
Barium	21.9 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2017
Bromodichloromethane	0.2000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

38 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 6513802026
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bellechester

Is Bellechester tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Bellechester's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bellechester's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Copper, Lead, Chloroform, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bellechester serve?

Bellechester reports serving 169 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Bellechester had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Bellechester, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.