Public water system record
Town of Mount Gilead
Serves Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, NC · 1,463 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Mount Gilead 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
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Mount Gilead buys its water from Montgomery County Water System.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 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, June 2025.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 587 unknown out of 637 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 0.064 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 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 26, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Town of Mount Gilead go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Town of Mount Gilead between 2014 and 2025, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 11, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 27, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 8, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 12, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 29, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: 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
Town of Mount Gilead buys its water from Montgomery County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Montgomery County Water System Mt Gilead, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Mount Gilead 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