Public water system · NC0197594
ActivePleasant Ridge Baptist Church
At a glance
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (PWSID NC0197594) is an active transient non-community water system in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 230 people through 3 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 October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
230
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Wilkes County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wilkes County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 572 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% 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 Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church is about 60% above 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 Ridge Baptist Church?
EPA lists Pleasant Ridge 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 Pleasant Ridge 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 October 2016. The violations listed here began between April 1999 and October 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | 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.
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church?
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (PWSID NC0197594) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church serve?
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church reports serving 230 people through 3 service connections in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Where does Pleasant Ridge 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 Ridge 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 October 2016. 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 Ridge 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 October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant Ridge 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, “Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, PWSID NC0197594, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pleasant-ridge-baptist-church-nc0197594 (data as of October 1, 2026).