Public water system · NC0145577
ActiveOak Forest Baptist Church
At a glance
Oak Forest Baptist Church (PWSID NC0145577) is an active transient non-community water system in Henderson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Oak Forest Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Henderson County?
By EPA's size categories, Oak Forest Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henderson County has 106 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 889 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 94,234 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 Oak Forest Baptist Church is about 31% 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 Oak Forest Baptist Church?
EPA lists Oak Forest 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. 101 of the 106 active systems in Henderson County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Oak Forest Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and April 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-11-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Oak Forest Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Oak Forest Baptist Church?
Oak Forest Baptist Church (PWSID NC0145577) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Oak Forest Baptist Church serve?
Oak Forest Baptist Church reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections in Henderson County, North Carolina.
Where does Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Oak Forest 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Oak Forest Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Oak Forest 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 Henderson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville, City of | Henderson | 79,278 | Community | Surface water |
| Grace Community Church | Henderson | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fletcher Academy Inc. | Henderson | 790 | Community | Groundwater |
| High Vista Estates | Henderson | 775 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Camp Blue Star | Henderson | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Greystone | Henderson | 500 | 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, “Oak Forest Baptist Church, PWSID NC0145577, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/oak-forest-baptist-church-nc0145577 (data as of October 1, 2026).