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Brown`S Chapel Umc

At a glance

Brown`S Chapel Umc (PWSID NC0118774) is an active transient non-community water system in Catawba County, North Carolina. It reports serving 75 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012.

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

Population served

75

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0118774
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served75
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedCatawba
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyCatawba County

How does Brown`S Chapel Umc compare with other water systems in Catawba County?

By EPA's size categories, Brown`S Chapel Umc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Catawba County has 148 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 956 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 141,420 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 Brown`S Chapel Umc 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. 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 Brown`S Chapel Umc?

EPA lists Brown`S Chapel Umc 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. 136 of the 148 active systems in Catawba County (92%) are also privately owned.

Does Brown`S Chapel Umc have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. The violations listed here began between April 2009 and May 2012. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 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
2012-05-04Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2011-03-31Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-10-23Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-08-07Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2009-10-30Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2009-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-07-18Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2009-04-19Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2009-04-01Monitoring 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.

Brown`S Chapel Umc: frequently asked questions

Who runs Brown`S Chapel Umc?

Brown`S Chapel Umc (PWSID NC0118774) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Brown`S Chapel Umc serve?

Brown`S Chapel Umc reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Where does Brown`S Chapel Umc 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 Brown`S Chapel Umc have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Brown`S Chapel Umc'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Brown`S Chapel Umc's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brown`S Chapel Umc 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 Catawba County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Hickory City ofCatawba71,393CommunitySurface water
Newton, City ofCatawba18,407CommunitySurface water
Conover, City ofCatawba15,347CommunityPurchased surface water
Maiden, Town ofCatawba5,563CommunityPurchased surface water
Longview, Town ofCatawba5,244CommunityPurchased surface water
Southeast Catawba CountyCatawba5,080CommunityPurchased surface water

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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, “Brown`S Chapel Umc, PWSID NC0118774, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/brown-s-chapel-umc-nc0118774 (data as of October 1, 2026).