Bell County Wcid 2, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.13 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Bell County Wcid 2
Bell County Wcid 2 serves about 1,961 people through 749 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Bell County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX0140027; phone on file: 254-982-4685. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Bell County Wcid 2's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bell County Wcid 2 is 5.13 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.13 ppb |
How Bell County Wcid 2 compares
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. Bell County Wcid 2's 5.13 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Texas and the 91st nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Bell County
27 other systems share Bell County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Bell County Wcid 2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Killeen | 161,027 | 1 ppb |
| City Of Temple | 94,935 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Harker Heights | 35,957 | 0 (not detected) |
| Us Army South Fort Cavazos | 35,669 | 2.08 ppb |
| City Of Belton | 23,054 | 0 (not detected) |
| Salado Wsc | 11,460 | 5.26 ppb |
| Bell County Wcid 3 | 7,836 | 0 (not detected) |
| 439 Wsc | 7,836 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bell Milam Falls Wsc | 6,885 | 2.5 ppb |
| City Of Morgans Point Resort | 5,000 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Little River Academy, TX may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bell County Wcid 2 whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.