Public water system · NC2018002
ActiveMeadow Ridge Church
At a glance
Meadow Ridge Church (PWSID NC2018002) is an active transient non-community water system in Catawba County, North Carolina. It reports serving 40 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 August 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Meadow Ridge Church compare with other water systems in Catawba County?
By EPA's size categories, Meadow Ridge 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 Meadow Ridge Church is well 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 Meadow Ridge Church?
EPA lists Meadow Ridge 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 Meadow Ridge Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2004. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and August 2004. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-05-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Meadow Ridge Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Meadow Ridge Church?
Meadow Ridge Church (PWSID NC2018002) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Meadow Ridge Church serve?
Meadow Ridge Church reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Where does Meadow Ridge 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 Meadow Ridge 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 August 2004. 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 Meadow Ridge 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 August 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Meadow Ridge Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Meadow Ridge 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, “Meadow Ridge Church, PWSID NC2018002, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/meadow-ridge-church-nc2018002 (data as of October 1, 2026).