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Antioch Baptist Church

At a glance

Antioch Baptist Church (PWSID NC0424777) is an active transient non-community water system in Columbus County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0424777
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedWhiteville
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyColumbus County

How does Antioch Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Columbus County?

By EPA's size categories, Antioch Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Columbus County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 580 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 36,532 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Antioch Baptist Church is about 31% below 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. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Antioch Baptist Church?

EPA lists Antioch Baptist Church 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. 46 of the 63 active systems in Columbus County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Antioch Baptist Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and September 2025. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-02-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2011-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2011-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2003-11-09Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2003-10-02Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2003-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2003-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Antioch Baptist Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Antioch Baptist Church?

Antioch Baptist Church (PWSID NC0424777) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Antioch Baptist Church serve?

Antioch Baptist Church reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Columbus County, North Carolina.

Where does Antioch 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 Antioch Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. 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 Antioch 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Antioch Baptist Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Antioch 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 Columbus County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Columbus Co Water Districts Ii, Iii, VColumbus10,442CommunityGroundwater
Whiteville, City ofColumbus5,426CommunityGroundwater
Tabor City, Town ofColumbus3,277CommunityPurchased surface water
Columbus County Water Dist IvColumbus2,598CommunityGroundwater
Lake Waccamaw, Town ofColumbus2,572CommunityGroundwater
Chadbourn, Town ofColumbus2,370CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Antioch Baptist Church, PWSID NC0424777, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/antioch-baptist-church-nc0424777 (data as of October 1, 2026).