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West Carteret Water Corp

Serves an area of Carteret County, NC that includes Newport, Peletier, Cape Carteret and 3 more places · 19,512 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for West Carteret Water Corp in the last ten years.

  • NC0416040
  • NEWPORT
  • NC
  • 19,512 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28570
EPA system ID NC0416040

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

Key facts

  • West Carteret Water Corp draws water from 7 wells.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,150 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for West Carteret Water Corp go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (11 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 2
2000s 9 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2005, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07322 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08565 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.116 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08337 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1135 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07905 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11475 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived

Where the water comes from

West Carteret Water Corp draws water from 7 wells.

Annual water quality report

West Carteret Water Corp 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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