TRYON, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
TRYON, TOWN OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 5,494, over 2,163 connections.
TRYON, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
73 total violations and 2 health-based ones put TRYON, TOWN OF at the 55th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,835 of 12,903.
How TRYON, TOWN OF compares within NC
TRYON, TOWN OF's 2 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for TRYON, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TRYON, TOWN OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what TRYON, TOWN OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for TRYON, TOWN OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.