Public water system · NC0286636
ActiveZephyr Missionary Baptist Ch
At a glance
Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch (PWSID NC0286636) is an active transient non-community water system in Surry County, North Carolina. It reports serving 75 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch 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 0.2% 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 Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch is about half of 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 Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch?
EPA lists Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch 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 Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and January 2017. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-05-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | 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 |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-18 | 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.
Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch?
Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch (PWSID NC0286636) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch serve?
Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Surry County, North Carolina.
Where does Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch 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 Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch 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, “Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch, PWSID NC0286636, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/zephyr-missionary-baptist-ch-nc0286636 (data as of October 1, 2026).