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Troy Utilities, City of

At a glance

City of Troy Utilities (PWSID AL0001124) is an active community water system in Pike County, Alabama. It reports serving 23,523 people through 7,841 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

23,523

Service connections

7,841

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0001124

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served23,523

Service connections7,841

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedTroy

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyPike County

How does City of Troy Utilities compare with other water systems in Pike County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Troy Utilities is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Pike County has 5 active public water systems, and City of Troy Utilities is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 192% above the county average of 8,060 people per system, and accounts for 58% of the 40,299 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Troy Utilities is about 3.5 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Alabama has 505 active community water systems, 88% of the state's 576 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 302 Alabama systems (52%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Troy Utilities?

EPA lists City of Troy Utilities as owned by a local government. The AL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 5 active systems in Pike County (100%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Troy Utilities have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2018 and May 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2020-05-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-05-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-02-20	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-02-20	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-11-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-11-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-08-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-08-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

City of Troy Utilities: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Troy Utilities?

City of Troy Utilities (PWSID AL0001124) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Troy Utilities serve?

City of Troy Utilities reports serving 23,523 people through 7,841 service connections in Pike County, Alabama.

Where does City of Troy Utilities get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does City of Troy Utilities have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is City of Troy Utilities' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Troy Utilities' water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Troy Utilities must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Pike County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Pike County Water Authority	Pike	12,021	Community	Groundwater
Brundidge Water Department, City of	Pike	3,057	Community	Groundwater
Banks Water System	Pike	1,260	Community	Groundwater
Goshen Water Works Dist System	Pike	438	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Troy Utilities, City of, PWSID AL0001124, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/troy-utilities-city-of-al0001124 (data as of October 1, 2026).