Public water system record
Town of Pilot Mountain
Serves Pilot Mountain, Surry County, NC · 1,976 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Pilot Mountain in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 39
Key facts
- Town of Pilot Mountain buys its water from City of Mount Airy.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, June 2020.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 840 unknown out of 1,126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 10, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 19, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
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, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 20, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 16, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Town of Pilot Mountain go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 35 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 22 formal enforcement actions against Town of Pilot Mountain between 2012 and 2020, filed as 26 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 29, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Sep 10, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 10, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 19, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 12, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Jan 26, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 25, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 4, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 24 violations: Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Simazine, BHC-GAMMA, Picloram |
| Feb 10, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Simazine, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, BHC-GAMMA, Picloram |
| Feb 7, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 19, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 30, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 21, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 29, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 11, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Pilot Mountain buys its water from City of Mount Airy. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Mount Airy Mount Airy, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Pilot Mountain 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