Public water system · TN0002047
ActiveHolts Baptist Church
At a glance
Holts Baptist Church (PWSID TN0002047) is an active transient non-community water system in Hamblen County, Tennessee. It reports serving 150 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Holts Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Hamblen County?
By EPA's size categories, Holts Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hamblen County has 5 active public water systems, and Holts Baptist Church is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 17,015 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 85,076 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 Holts Baptist Church is roughly in line with 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 Holts Baptist Church?
EPA lists Holts 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. 1 of the 5 active systems in Hamblen County (20%) are also privately owned.
Does Holts Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1990-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1990-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Holts Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Holts Baptist Church?
Holts Baptist Church (PWSID TN0002047) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Holts Baptist Church serve?
Holts Baptist Church reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Where does Holts 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 Holts Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Holts 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Holts Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Holts 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 Hamblen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Utilities Commis. | Hamblen | 39,883 | Community | Surface water |
| Russellville Whitesburg U.D. | Hamblen | 20,197 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Alpha-Talbott Utility District | Hamblen | 19,075 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Witt Utility District | Hamblen | 5,771 | Community | 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, “Holts Baptist Church, PWSID TN0002047, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/holts-baptist-church-tn0002047 (data as of October 1, 2026).