Public water system · NC0106484
ActiveB H Corpening Training Center
At a glance
B H Corpening Training Center (PWSID NC0106484) is an active transient non-community water system in Avery County, North Carolina. It reports serving 60 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does B H Corpening Training Center compare with other water systems in Avery County?
By EPA's size categories, B H Corpening Training Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Avery County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 246 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 17,234 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 B H Corpening Training Center is about 58% 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 B H Corpening Training Center?
EPA lists B H Corpening Training Center as owned by the federal government. 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. 1 of the 70 active systems in Avery County (1.4%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does B H Corpening Training Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
B H Corpening Training Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs B H Corpening Training Center?
B H Corpening Training Center (PWSID NC0106484) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does B H Corpening Training Center serve?
B H Corpening Training Center reports serving 60 people through 3 service connections in Avery County, North Carolina.
Where does B H Corpening Training Center 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 B H Corpening Training Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 B H Corpening Training Center'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find B H Corpening Training Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. B H Corpening Training Center 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 Avery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mountain Utility | Avery | 3,226 | Community | Groundwater |
| Linville Land Harbor | Avery | 2,280 | Community | Groundwater |
| Banner Elk, Town of | Avery | 1,164 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newland, Town of | Avery | 999 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elk River Club Development | Avery | 732 | Community | Groundwater |
| Linville Ridge | Avery | 710 | 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, “B H Corpening Training Center, PWSID NC0106484, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/b-h-corpening-training-center-nc0106484 (data as of October 1, 2026).