Public water system record
Bellefontaine City PWS
Serves Bellefontaine, Logan County, OH · 13,249 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Bellefontaine City PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Bellefontaine City PWS draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, November 1992.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 300 lead and 4,694 unknown out of 6,363 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 8, 2021 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 14, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bellefontaine City PWS go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 43 |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1992, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bellefontaine City PWS in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1992 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Bellefontaine City PWS draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bellefontaine City PWS must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Ohio.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells