Public water system · NC0118667
ActiveMathis Chapel Baptist Church
At a glance
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church (PWSID NC0118667) is an active transient non-community water system in Catawba County, North Carolina. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mathis Chapel Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Catawba County?
By EPA's size categories, Mathis Chapel Baptist Church 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 Mathis Chapel Baptist Church 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 Mathis Chapel Baptist Church?
EPA lists Mathis Chapel 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. 136 of the 148 active systems in Catawba County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Mathis Chapel Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mathis Chapel Baptist Church?
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church (PWSID NC0118667) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Mathis Chapel Baptist Church serve?
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Where does Mathis Chapel 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 Mathis Chapel Baptist Church 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 January 2013. 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 Mathis Chapel 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mathis Chapel Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mathis Chapel 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 Catawba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory City of | Catawba | 71,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Newton, City of | Catawba | 18,407 | Community | Surface water |
| Conover, City of | Catawba | 15,347 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Maiden, Town of | Catawba | 5,563 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Longview, Town of | Catawba | 5,244 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Southeast Catawba County | Catawba | 5,080 | Community | Purchased 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, “Mathis Chapel Baptist Church, PWSID NC0118667, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mathis-chapel-baptist-church-nc0118667 (data as of October 1, 2026).