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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Serves an area of Craven County, NC · 17,144 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NC0425035
  • CHERRY POINT
  • NC
  • 17,144 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28533
EPA system ID NC0425035

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point draws water from 31 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2020.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 20 unknown out of 1,915 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2005, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06386 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0644 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 13, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point draws water from 31 wells.

Annual water quality report

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 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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