Public water system · NC0181509
ActivePleasant Grove Baptist Church
At a glance
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (PWSID NC0181509) is an active transient non-community water system in Rutherford 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000.
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 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Rutherford County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rutherford County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 929 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 55,748 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 Pleasant Grove Baptist 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 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church?
EPA lists Pleasant Grove 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. 52 of the 60 active systems in Rutherford County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Pleasant Grove Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant Grove Baptist Church?
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (PWSID NC0181509) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant Grove Baptist Church serve?
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Where does Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. 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 Pleasant Grove 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant Grove Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant Grove 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 Rutherford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City, Town of | Rutherford | 21,521 | Community | Surface water |
| Broad River Water Authority | Rutherford | 18,242 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellenboro Town of | Rutherford | 2,322 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Concord Comm Water System | Rutherford | 1,867 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fairfield Mountains No 1 | Rutherford | 1,798 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Lure, Town of | Rutherford | 1,176 | 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, “Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, PWSID NC0181509, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pleasant-grove-baptist-church-nc0181509 (data as of October 1, 2026).