Public water system · VA2069070
ActiveBethel Lutheran Church
At a glance
Bethel Lutheran Church (PWSID VA2069070) is an active transient non-community water system in Frederick County, Virginia. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethel Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Frederick County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethel Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Frederick County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,352 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 56,799 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bethel Lutheran Church is well 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. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,089 Virginia systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bethel Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Bethel Lutheran Church as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 36 of the 42 active systems in Frederick County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethel Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Bethel Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethel Lutheran Church?
Bethel Lutheran Church (PWSID VA2069070) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethel Lutheran Church serve?
Bethel Lutheran Church reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Frederick County, Virginia.
Where does Bethel Lutheran 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 Bethel Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Bethel Lutheran 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethel Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethel Lutheran 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 Frederick County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Water | Frederick | 46,206 | Community | Surface water |
| Stephens City, Town of | Frederick | 2,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gainesboro Elementary/Middle School | Frederick | 1,830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Middletown, Town of | Frederick | 1,390 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Indian Hollow Elementary School | Frederick | 488 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Rock Enon | Frederick | 300 | 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, “Bethel Lutheran Church, PWSID VA2069070, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bethel-lutheran-church-va2069070 (data as of October 1, 2026).