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City of Troy

Serves Troy and Pendleton, Bell County, TX · 2,350 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Troy in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX0140037
  • TROY
  • TX
  • 2,350 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 76579
EPA system ID TX0140037

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • City of Troy draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2017.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,587 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 15, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 29, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for City of Troy go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (5 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 2 0
1990s 1 0
2000s 0 13
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Archived
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 18, 1979 Archived
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 18, 1979 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Troy in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 10, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (5 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Troy draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from City of Temple.

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Annual water quality report

City 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.

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