Public water system record
Town of Bailey
Serves Bailey, Nash County, NC · 563 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 73 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bailey 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
- 73
Key facts
- Town of Bailey draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 314 unknown out of 314 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 10, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 9, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 5, 2021 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2021 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 31, 2021 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 31, 2021 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Bailey go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 55 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020s | 1 | 12 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bailey between 2008 and 2025, filed as 18 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| May 10, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 13, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 27, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 14, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Public Notice |
| Feb 5, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Benzene |
| Feb 3, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Selenium, Arsenic, Barium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE |
| Jan 31, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 27 violations: Carbofuran, Atrazine, Heptachlor, 2,4-D, HEXACHLOROBENZENE |
| Feb 22, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
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 Bailey draws water from 2 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Bailey.
Annual water quality report
Town of Bailey 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