Public water system · NC1061014
ActiveMine Creek Baptist Church
At a glance
Mine Creek Baptist Church (PWSID NC1061014) is an active transient non-community water system in Mitchell County, North Carolina. It reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections. 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 January 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mine Creek Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Mitchell County?
By EPA's size categories, Mine Creek Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mitchell County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 332 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 8,292 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 Mine Creek Baptist Church is about 44% 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 Mine Creek Baptist Church?
EPA lists Mine Creek 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. 20 of the 25 active systems in Mitchell County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Mine Creek 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 January 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and January 2012. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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.
Mine Creek Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mine Creek Baptist Church?
Mine Creek Baptist Church (PWSID NC1061014) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Mine Creek Baptist Church serve?
Mine Creek Baptist Church reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
Where does Mine Creek 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 Mine Creek 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 January 2012. 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 Mine Creek 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 January 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mine Creek Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mine Creek 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 Mitchell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Pine, Town of | Mitchell | 5,661 | Community | Surface water |
| Bakersville, Town of | Mitchell | 725 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gillespie Gap Maintenance | Mitchell | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #18574 | Mitchell | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Swiss Pine Lakes | Mitchell | 185 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Altapass Baptist Church | Mitchell | 120 | 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, “Mine Creek Baptist Church, PWSID NC1061014, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mine-creek-baptist-church-nc1061014 (data as of October 1, 2026).