Public water system · TN0001237
ActiveBeech Springs Baptist Church
At a glance
Beech Springs Baptist Church (PWSID TN0001237) is an active transient non-community water system in Chester County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Beech Springs Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Chester County?
By EPA's size categories, Beech Springs Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chester County has 8 active public water systems, and Beech Springs Baptist Church is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,188 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 9,504 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Beech Springs Baptist Church is about 31% 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. Tennessee has 891 active transient non-community water systems, 64% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Beech Springs Baptist Church?
EPA lists Beech Springs Baptist Church as privately owned. The TN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 8 active systems in Chester County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Beech Springs Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and January 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived, 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2016-01-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Beech Springs Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beech Springs Baptist Church?
Beech Springs Baptist Church (PWSID TN0001237) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Beech Springs Baptist Church serve?
Beech Springs Baptist Church reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Chester County, Tennessee.
Where does Beech Springs 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 Beech Springs Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Beech Springs 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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beech Springs Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beech Springs 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 Chester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Water Dept | Chester | 8,924 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jacks Creek Elementary School | Chester | 160 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oak Grove Church of Christ | Chester | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Unity Baptist Church | Chester | 90 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #16394 | Chester | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jack'S Creek Apostolic Church | Chester | 35 | 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, “Beech Springs Baptist Church, PWSID TN0001237, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/beech-springs-baptist-church-tn0001237 (data as of October 1, 2026).