Public water system · NC0382594
ActiveMt Elam Baptist Church
At a glance
Mt Elam Baptist Church (PWSID NC0382594) is an active transient non-community water system in Sampson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mt Elam Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Sampson County?
By EPA's size categories, Mt Elam 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 0.4% 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 Mt Elam Baptist Church is roughly in line with 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 Mt Elam Baptist Church?
EPA lists Mt Elam 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 Mt Elam Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between October 2000 and July 2018. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Mt Elam Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mt Elam Baptist Church?
Mt Elam Baptist Church (PWSID NC0382594) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Mt Elam Baptist Church serve?
Mt Elam Baptist Church reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Where does Mt Elam 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 Mt Elam Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Mt Elam 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mt Elam Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt Elam 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, “Mt Elam Baptist Church, PWSID NC0382594, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mt-elam-baptist-church-nc0382594 (data as of October 1, 2026).