Public water system record
Town of Troy
Serves an area of Montgomery County, NC that includes Troy · 3,591 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Troy 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Town of Troy buys its water from Montgomery County Water System.
- 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, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,428 unknown out of 1,428 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 | Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 15, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of Troy go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1994, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Troy between 2017 and 2025. 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: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 7, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 6, 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 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Troy 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 Troy 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