Public water system record
Town of Yanceyville
Serves Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC · 1,937 people served
Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Yanceyville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 10
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Town of Yanceyville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1991, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 409 unknown out of 812 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 31, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Yanceyville go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (20 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 60 |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 13 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0649 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06478 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06603 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Town of Yanceyville between 2008 and 2025, filed as 23 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 26, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Oct 14, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 28, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 21, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 25, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 30, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 19, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 5, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 16, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 17, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 29, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jun 27, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 3, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
6 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Town of Yanceyville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to City of Danville. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Yanceyville.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Danville Danville, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Yanceyville must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells