Public water system · NC5082012
ActiveLong Branch Baptist Church
At a glance
Long Branch Baptist Church (PWSID NC5082012) is an active transient non-community water system in Sampson 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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
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
How does Long Branch Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Sampson County?
By EPA's size categories, Long Branch Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sampson County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 40,711 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 Long Branch Baptist Church 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 Long Branch Baptist Church?
EPA lists Long Branch 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. 34 of the 50 active systems in Sampson County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Long Branch Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and May 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Long Branch Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Long Branch Baptist Church?
Long Branch Baptist Church (PWSID NC5082012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Long Branch Baptist Church serve?
Long Branch Baptist Church reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Where does Long Branch 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 Long Branch Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Long Branch 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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Long Branch Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Long Branch 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 Sampson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Co Wtr Dist Ii | Sampson | 12,895 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clinton, City of | Sampson | 11,145 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sampson Co Wtr Dist Ii - Plainview | Sampson | 3,725 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Harrells Water Corp | Sampson | 1,642 | Community | Groundwater |
| Salemburg, Town of | Sampson | 1,637 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton | Sampson | 1,500 | Non-transient non-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, “Long Branch Baptist Church, PWSID NC5082012, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/long-branch-baptist-church-nc5082012 (data as of October 1, 2026).