Public water system · NC0197562

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Mt Sinai Baptist Church

At a glance

Mt Sinai Baptist Church (PWSID NC0197562) is an active transient non-community water system in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0197562

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedWilkesboro

StateNorth Carolina

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CountyWilkes County

How does Mt Sinai Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Wilkes County?

By EPA's size categories, Mt Sinai Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wilkes County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 572 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 50,316 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 Sinai Baptist 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 Mt Sinai Baptist Church?

EPA lists Mt Sinai 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. 64 of the 88 active systems in Wilkes County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Mt Sinai Baptist Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between May 2003 and January 2017. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2007-03-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2006-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-02-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2003-11-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2003-08-13	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

The 12 most recent 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 Sinai Baptist Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mt Sinai Baptist Church?

Mt Sinai Baptist Church (PWSID NC0197562) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Mt Sinai Baptist Church serve?

Mt Sinai Baptist Church reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Where does Mt Sinai 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 Sinai Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Sinai 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mt Sinai Baptist Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt Sinai 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 Wilkes County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc.	Wilkes	12,573	Community	Purchased surface water
Blue Ridge Water Association	Wilkes	8,486	Community	Purchased surface water
Mulberry-Fairplains Wtr Assoc	Wilkes	8,150	Community	Purchased surface water
North Wilkesboro, Town of	Wilkes	4,265	Community	Surface water
Wilkesboro, Town of	Wilkes	3,687	Community	Surface water
Broadway Water Association	Wilkes	3,556	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, “Mt Sinai Baptist Church, PWSID NC0197562, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mt-sinai-baptist-church-nc0197562 (data as of October 1, 2026).