Public water system · NC3079025
ActiveSt Francis Prayer Center
At a glance
St Francis Prayer Center (PWSID NC3079025) is an active transient non-community water system in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 7 service connections. 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 July 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St Francis Prayer Center compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?
By EPA's size categories, St Francis Prayer Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rockingham County has 92 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 637 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 58,590 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 St Francis Prayer Center 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 St Francis Prayer Center?
EPA lists St Francis Prayer Center 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. 83 of the 92 active systems in Rockingham County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does St Francis Prayer Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
St Francis Prayer Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs St Francis Prayer Center?
St Francis Prayer Center (PWSID NC3079025) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does St Francis Prayer Center serve?
St Francis Prayer Center reports serving 25 people through 7 service connections in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Where does St Francis Prayer Center 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 St Francis Prayer Center 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 July 2005. 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 St Francis Prayer Center'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 July 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find St Francis Prayer Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St Francis Prayer Center 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 Rockingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden, City of | Rockingham | 15,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Reidsville, City of | Rockingham | 14,585 | Community | Surface water |
| Dan River Water Inc. | Rockingham | 12,573 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mayodan, Town of | Rockingham | 2,478 | Community | Surface water |
| Madison, Town of | Rockingham | 2,116 | Community | Surface water |
| Rockingham County 158 Corridor | Rockingham | 1,500 | 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, “St Francis Prayer Center, PWSID NC3079025, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/st-francis-prayer-center-nc3079025 (data as of October 1, 2026).