Public water system · NC0123728

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Vestibule Ame Zion Church

At a glance

Vestibule Ame Zion Church (PWSID NC0123728) is an active transient non-community water system in Cleveland 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0123728

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedKings Mountain

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCleveland County

How does Vestibule Ame Zion Church compare with other water systems in Cleveland County?

By EPA's size categories, Vestibule Ame Zion Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cleveland County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,543 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 105,431 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 Vestibule Ame Zion 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 Vestibule Ame Zion Church?

EPA lists Vestibule Ame Zion 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. 3 of the 10 active systems in Cleveland County (30%) are also privately owned.

Does Vestibule Ame Zion Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between April 2004 and July 2014. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2014-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-12-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-08-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-04-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-04-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Vestibule Ame Zion Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Vestibule Ame Zion Church?

Vestibule Ame Zion Church (PWSID NC0123728) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Vestibule Ame Zion Church serve?

Vestibule Ame Zion Church reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Where does Vestibule Ame Zion 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 Vestibule Ame Zion Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Vestibule Ame Zion 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Vestibule Ame Zion Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vestibule Ame Zion 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 Cleveland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cleveland County Water	Cleveland	59,395	Community	Surface water
Shelby, City of	Cleveland	23,600	Community	Surface water
Kings Mountain, Town of	Cleveland	14,784	Community	Surface water
Boiling Springs, Town of	Cleveland	4,769	Community	Purchased surface water
Grassy Pond Water Corporation	Cleveland	1,303	Community	Purchased surface water
Grover, Town of	Cleveland	805	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, “Vestibule Ame Zion Church, PWSID NC0123728, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/vestibule-ame-zion-church-nc0123728 (data as of October 1, 2026).