Public water system · NC0286640
ActiveTrue Word Baptist Church
At a glance
True Word Baptist Church (PWSID NC0286640) is an active transient non-community water system in Surry County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does True Word Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, True Word Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Surry County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 268 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 30,850 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 True Word Baptist Church 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 True Word Baptist Church?
EPA lists True Word 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. 99 of the 115 active systems in Surry County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does True Word Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and June 2012. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-06-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
True Word Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs True Word Baptist Church?
True Word Baptist Church (PWSID NC0286640) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does True Word Baptist Church serve?
True Word Baptist Church reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Surry County, North Carolina.
Where does True Word 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 True Word Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. 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 True Word 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find True Word Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. True Word 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 Surry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy, City of | Surry | 10,314 | Community | Surface water |
| Elkin, Town of | Surry | 4,076 | Community | Surface water |
| Dobson, Town of | Surry | 2,615 | Community | Surface water |
| Pilot Mountain, Town of | Surry | 1,976 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Raven Knob Boy Scout Camp | Surry | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pilot Mountain St Pk Campground | Surry | 800 | 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, “True Word Baptist Church, PWSID NC0286640, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/true-word-baptist-church-nc0286640 (data as of October 1, 2026).