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Tryon Park

At a glance

Tryon Park (PWSID NC0136810) is an active transient non-community water system in Gaston County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0136810

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedBelmont

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyGaston County

How does Tryon Park compare with other water systems in Gaston County?

By EPA's size categories, Tryon Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gaston County has 247 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 201,158 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Tryon Park is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Tryon Park?

EPA lists Tryon Park as owned by a local government. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 19 of the 247 active systems in Gaston County (7.7%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Tryon Park have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and April 2015. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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
2015-04-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2015-03-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-07-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2003-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 7 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.

Tryon Park: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tryon Park?

Tryon Park (PWSID NC0136810) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Tryon Park serve?

Tryon Park reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Gaston County, North Carolina.

Where does Tryon Park 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 Tryon Park have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. 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 Tryon Park's 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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tryon Park's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tryon Park is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Gaston County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Two Rivers Utilities	Gaston	96,714	Community	Surface water
Mount Holly, City of	Gaston	19,200	Community	Surface water
Belmont, City of	Gaston	17,477	Community	Surface water
Dallas, Town of	Gaston	8,212	Community	Surface water
Cherryville, City of	Gaston	6,353	Community	Surface water
Bessemer City, City of	Gaston	5,730	Community	Surface water

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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, “Tryon Park, PWSID NC0136810, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/tryon-park-nc0136810 (data as of October 1, 2026).