Public water system · NC0285468
ActiveYmca Camp John Hanes
At a glance
Ymca Camp John Hanes (PWSID NC0285468) is an active transient non-community water system in Stokes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 300 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ymca Camp John Hanes compare with other water systems in Stokes County?
By EPA's size categories, Ymca Camp John Hanes is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stokes County has 48 active public water systems, and Ymca Camp John Hanes is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 647 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 31,042 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 Ymca Camp John Hanes is about twice 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 Ymca Camp John Hanes?
EPA lists Ymca Camp John Hanes 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. 34 of the 48 active systems in Stokes County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Ymca Camp John Hanes have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and May 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-09-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | 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 |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-02-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-05 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Ymca Camp John Hanes: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ymca Camp John Hanes?
Ymca Camp John Hanes (PWSID NC0285468) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Ymca Camp John Hanes serve?
Ymca Camp John Hanes reports serving 300 people through 12 service connections in Stokes County, North Carolina.
Where does Ymca Camp John Hanes 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 Ymca Camp John Hanes have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. 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 Ymca Camp John Hanes' 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ymca Camp John Hanes' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ymca Camp John Hanes 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 Stokes County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, City of | Stokes | 23,370 | Community | Surface water |
| Walnut Cove, Town of | Stokes | 2,210 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth | Stokes | 420 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| The Vineyard Inc. | Stokes | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stokes County-Meadows Water System | Stokes | 288 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Danbury, Town of | Stokes | 250 | 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, “Ymca Camp John Hanes, PWSID NC0285468, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/ymca-camp-john-hanes-nc0285468 (data as of October 1, 2026).