Public water system · TX0720043
ActiveValley Grove Baptist Church
At a glance
Valley Grove Baptist Church (PWSID TX0720043) is an active transient non-community water system in Erath County, Texas. It reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
225
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Valley Grove Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Erath County?
By EPA's size categories, Valley Grove Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Erath County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,210 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 33,872 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Valley Grove Baptist Church is about 56% above 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. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Valley Grove Baptist Church?
EPA lists Valley Grove Baptist Church as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 18 of the 28 active systems in Erath County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Valley Grove Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010. The violations listed here began between December 2009 and November 2010. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Valley Grove Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valley Grove Baptist Church?
Valley Grove Baptist Church (PWSID TX0720043) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Valley Grove Baptist Church serve?
Valley Grove Baptist Church reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection in Erath County, Texas.
Where does Valley Grove 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 Valley Grove Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010. 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 Valley Grove 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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Valley Grove Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Valley Grove 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 Erath County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Stephenville | Erath | 23,110 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Dublin | Erath | 3,388 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mountain Lakes Addition | Erath | 1,347 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barton WSC | Erath | 1,104 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northside Water | Erath | 620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Green Creek WSC | Erath | 555 | 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, “Valley Grove Baptist Church, PWSID TX0720043, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/valley-grove-baptist-church-tx0720043 (data as of October 1, 2026).