Public water system · NC0382605
ActivePeniel Holiness Church
At a glance
Peniel Holiness Church (PWSID NC0382605) is an active transient non-community water system in Sampson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. 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 July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Peniel Holiness Church compare with other water systems in Sampson County?
By EPA's size categories, Peniel Holiness 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 0.1% 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 Peniel Holiness Church is about 58% 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 Peniel Holiness Church?
EPA lists Peniel Holiness 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 Peniel Holiness Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and July 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Peniel Holiness Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Peniel Holiness Church?
Peniel Holiness Church (PWSID NC0382605) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Peniel Holiness Church serve?
Peniel Holiness Church reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Where does Peniel Holiness 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 Peniel Holiness 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 July 2020. 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 Peniel Holiness 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 July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Peniel Holiness Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Peniel Holiness 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, “Peniel Holiness Church, PWSID NC0382605, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/peniel-holiness-church-nc0382605 (data as of October 1, 2026).