Public water system · FL1304053
ActiveBethlehem Baptist Church
At a glance
Bethlehem Baptist Church (PWSID FL1304053) is an active transient non-community water system in Holmes County, Florida. It reports serving 75 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethlehem Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Holmes County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethlehem Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Holmes County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 293 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 6,447 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bethlehem Baptist Church is about half of that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Florida has 2,777 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 5,197 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,996 Florida systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bethlehem Baptist Church?
EPA lists Bethlehem Baptist Church as privately owned. The FL 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 22 active systems in Holmes County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethlehem Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and April 2022. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bethlehem Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethlehem Baptist Church?
Bethlehem Baptist Church (PWSID FL1304053) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethlehem Baptist Church serve?
Bethlehem Baptist Church reports serving 75 people through 2 service connections in Holmes County, Florida.
Where does Bethlehem Baptist Church 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 Bethlehem Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Bethlehem Baptist Church's 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 April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethlehem Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethlehem Baptist Church is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Holmes County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifay, City of W/S | Holmes | 2,759 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ponce De Leon, Town of | Holmes | 850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethlehem High School | Holmes | 491 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Springs High School | Holmes | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Esto, Town of | Holmes | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northwest Florida Water System, Inc.. | Holmes | 312 | 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, “Bethlehem Baptist Church, PWSID FL1304053, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/bethlehem-baptist-church-fl1304053 (data as of October 1, 2026).