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Is Bellevue, PA tap water safe?

West View Water Authority serves Bellevue, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records show for it, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

West View Water Authority serves Bellevue. In EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and 2 health-based violations since 2016.

That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.

Water testing near Bellevue

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Pennsylvania certifies.

The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Bellevue, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Dream Pools and Spas Inc

    Pittsburgh, PA · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (412) 661-7665

  • Eurofins Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, PA · about 10 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (412) 963-7058

  • Allegheny County Health Department Public Health Laboratory

    Warrendale, PA · about 12 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (412) 578-8070

Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.

All 108 certified labs for Pennsylvania

ZIP codes in Bellevue

Which ZIP codes are in Bellevue: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Bellevue

Other towns in Allegheny County with a page of their own.

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