Public water system record
City of Asheboro
Serves Asheboro, Randolph County, NC · 27,819 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Asheboro in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Asheboro draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, September 2025.
- Record on file since 2016, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9,816 unknown out of 14,468 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2016
EPA's records for City of Asheboro go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Asheboro between 2017 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorite, Chlorine dioxide |
| Mar 20, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 26, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine dioxide, Chlorite |
| Jan 27, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Asheboro draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Asheboro.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Randleman Randleman, NC
- Seagrove-Ulah Metro Water Dist Asheboro, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Asheboro 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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