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Catholic Conference Center

At a glance

Catholic Conference Center (PWSID NC0118690) is an active transient non-community water system in Catawba County, North Carolina. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. 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 May 2016.

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

Population served

50

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0118690
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedHickory
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyCatawba County

How does Catholic Conference Center compare with other water systems in Catawba County?

By EPA's size categories, Catholic Conference Center 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 Catholic Conference Center is about 65% 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 Catholic Conference Center?

EPA lists Catholic Conference Center 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 Catholic Conference Center have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and May 2016. By type: 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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
2016-05-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2001-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Catholic Conference Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Catholic Conference Center?

Catholic Conference Center (PWSID NC0118690) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Catholic Conference Center serve?

Catholic Conference Center reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Where does Catholic Conference 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 Catholic Conference Center have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. 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 Catholic Conference 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Catholic Conference Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Catholic Conference 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 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, “Catholic Conference Center, PWSID NC0118690, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/catholic-conference-center-nc0118690 (data as of October 1, 2026).