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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NC2060057

Hope Community Fellowship

Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 35 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

35
People served
210
EPA violations
23
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 210 drinking-water violations at Hope Community Fellowship, 11% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

210
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
35
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hope Community Fellowship

Hope Community Fellowship is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 35 residents in Mint Hill, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 210 total violations for this system , of which 23 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 158 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 129 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Hope Community Fellowship's 210 violations sit above the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
35
Total Violations
210
Health-Based Violations
23
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Mecklenburg
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
158
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 129 2016
Public Notice Other 29 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2011
Nitrate MR 18 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2016
E. COLI MR 5 2015

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Hope Community Fellowship.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC2060057 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Hope Community Fellowship under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 129 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 3100
2016 Public Notice Other 29 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 7500
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 8000
2015 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 3014
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 3100
2007 Nitrate MR 18 SDWIS / NC2060057 / 1040

How Hope Community Fellowship Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Hope Community Fellowship North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 210 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 23 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 35 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hope Community Fellowship water safe to drink? ▼
Hope Community Fellowship (PWS ID: NC2060057) has 210 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 35 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hope Community Fellowship serve? ▼
Hope Community Fellowship serves 35 people in Mint Hill, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Hope Community Fellowship have? ▼
Hope Community Fellowship has 210 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 158 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hope Community Fellowship water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hope Community Fellowship under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hope Community Fellowship use? ▼
Hope Community Fellowship uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.