Public water system · NC1056041

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Marion LDS Church

At a glance

Marion LDS Church (PWSID NC1056041) is an active transient non-community water system in McDowell 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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC1056041

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedMarion

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMcDowell County

How does Marion LDS Church compare with other water systems in McDowell County?

By EPA's size categories, Marion LDS Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McDowell County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 27,345 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 Marion LDS 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 Marion LDS Church?

EPA lists Marion LDS 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. 87 of the 94 active systems in McDowell County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Marion LDS Church have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and January 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2024-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2023-08-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-11-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-11-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2014-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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.

Marion LDS Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Marion LDS Church?

Marion LDS Church (PWSID NC1056041) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Marion LDS Church serve?

Marion LDS Church reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Where does Marion LDS 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 Marion LDS Church have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Marion LDS 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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Marion LDS Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Marion LDS 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 McDowell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Marion, City of	McDowell	9,362	Community	Surface water
Baxter Health Care Corp	McDowell	2,450	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Old Fort, Town of	McDowell	1,700	Community	Groundwater
Mcdowell Co--Nebo	McDowell	902	Community	Purchased surface water
Riverside Convenience Store	McDowell	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
New North Cove Elem School	McDowell	450	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, “Marion LDS Church, PWSID NC1056041, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/marion-lds-church-nc1056041 (data as of October 1, 2026).