Public water system record
City of New Bern
Serves New Bern and Trent Woods, Craven County, NC · 37,884 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of New Bern in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of New Bern draws water from 20 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,161 unknown out of 17,685 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of New Bern go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
Where the water comes from
City of New Bern draws water from 20 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Craven County Water System. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of New Bern.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Craven County Water System New Bern, NC
Annual water quality report
City of New Bern 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.
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