Is Bell Arthur Water Corp Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Pitt

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

145

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-08-01 → 2000-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-08-01 → 2000-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-08-01 → 2000-08-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0099 µg/L	6/13	2024
Pfpea	0.0034 µg/L	4/13	2024
Pfba	0.0052 µg/L	2/13	2024
PFBS	0.0033 µg/L	1/13	2024
Pfhxa	0.0035 µg/L	1/13	2024
PFHXS	0.0045 µg/L	1/13	2024
PFOA	0.0044 µg/L	1/13	2024

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41.4 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 53 µg/L	84/86	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	44.83 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 71 µg/L	83/84	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	30.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.8 µg/L	71/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	70/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.3 µg/L	70/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	68/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	59/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	228.15 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 413 µg/L	34/71	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	34/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	21/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Fluoride	896 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 910 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate	1640 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	27.6 µg/L 184% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	7/71	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloromethane	0.8800 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2019

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BALDREE, RAY
Phone: 252-752-6252
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bell Arthur Water Corp

Is Bell Arthur Water Corp tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Bell Arthur Water Corp'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 Bell Arthur Water Corp's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bell Arthur Water Corp serve?

Bell Arthur Water Corp reports serving 11,483 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Bell Arthur Water Corp had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 145 violations on file for Bell Arthur Water Corp, of which 11 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.