Public water system · MO4010052
ActiveBell City Pws
At a glance
Bell City Pws (PWSID MO4010052) is an active community water system in Stoddard County, Missouri. It reports serving 428 people through 195 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
428
Service connections
195
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bell City Pws compare with other water systems in Stoddard County?
By EPA's size categories, Bell City Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stoddard County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 1,229 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 23,359 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bell City Pws is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Missouri has 1,612 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 2,943 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,521 Missouri systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bell City Pws?
EPA lists Bell City Pws as owned by a local government. The MO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 15 of the 19 active systems in Stoddard County (79%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Bell City Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. The violations listed here began between November 1994 and September 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bell City Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bell City Pws?
Bell City Pws (PWSID MO4010052) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Bell City Pws serve?
Bell City Pws reports serving 428 people through 195 service connections in Stoddard County, Missouri.
Where does Bell City Pws get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bell City Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bell City Pws' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bell City Pws' water quality report?
As a community water system, Bell City Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Stoddard County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Pws | Stoddard | 8,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 1 | Stoddard | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bloomfield Pws | Stoddard | 1,980 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bernie Pws | Stoddard | 1,898 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 4 | Stoddard | 1,530 | Community | Groundwater |
| Advance Pws | Stoddard | 1,400 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bell City Pws, PWSID MO4010052, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/bell-city-pws-mo4010052 (data as of October 1, 2026).