Public water system · NC0188444

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Anchor Baptist

At a glance

Anchor Baptist (PWSID NC0188444) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

300

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0188444

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served300

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedPisgah Forest

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyTransylvania County

How does Anchor Baptist compare with other water systems in Transylvania County?

By EPA's size categories, Anchor Baptist is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Transylvania County has 114 active public water systems. Its population served is about 20% above the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 28,426 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Anchor Baptist is about 30% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Anchor Baptist?

EPA lists Anchor Baptist as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 98 of the 114 active systems in Transylvania County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Anchor Baptist have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and July 2022. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 4 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
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1991-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Anchor Baptist: frequently asked questions

Who runs Anchor Baptist?

Anchor Baptist (PWSID NC0188444) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Anchor Baptist serve?

Anchor Baptist reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

Where does Anchor Baptist 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 Anchor Baptist have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Anchor Baptist'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Anchor Baptist's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Anchor Baptist is a non-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 Transylvania County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Brevard, City of	Transylvania	11,336	Community	Surface water
Connestee Falls	Transylvania	3,532	Community	Groundwater
Sapphire Lakes Development	Transylvania	724	Community	Groundwater
Sherwood Forest Water System	Transylvania	680	Community	Groundwater
Rosman, Town of	Transylvania	650	Community	Groundwater
The Wilds Camp	Transylvania	450	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, “Anchor Baptist, PWSID NC0188444, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/anchor-baptist-nc0188444 (data as of October 1, 2026).