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Town of Micro

Serves Micro, Johnston County, NC · 470 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Micro in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NC0351045
  • MICRO
  • NC
  • 470 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 27555
EPA system ID NC0351045

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Town of Micro draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 364 unknown out of 364 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Active
Enforcement action in place
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 16, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 6, 2010 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 13, 2010 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Town of Micro go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 205 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 16
2000s 0 177
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 12
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Town of Micro between 2008 and 2024, filed as 19 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 31, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 10, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 22, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 7, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Chlorine
Aug 22, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 27, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Dec 16, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform
Dec 7, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: E. coli
Aug 19, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Apr 17, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 8, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Feb 1, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: E. coli
Oct 15, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Apr 2, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jul 15, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Nitrate
Jun 13, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 23, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 52 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, OXAMYL, Dalapon, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Heptachlor

Where the water comes from

Town of Micro draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Johnston Co-East.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Micro 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Micro for a copy.

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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.

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