Public water system record
Newport Water System
Serves Newport, Carteret County, NC · 4,829 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Newport Water System 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
- 5
Key facts
- Newport Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,044 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Newport Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 32 |
| 2000s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 9, 1989 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Newport Water System between 2015 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 18, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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
Newport Water System draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Morehead City. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Newport Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Morehead City Morehead City, NC
Annual water quality report
Newport Water System 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