Public water system record
Craven County Water System
Serves an area of Craven County, NC that includes New Bern, Havelock, Brices Creek and 4 more places · 37,848 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Craven County 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
- Craven County Water System draws water from 13 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 17,012 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 12, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Craven County Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Craven County Water System between 2014 and 2022, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Oct 14, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jan 3, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Carbofuran, OXAMYL |
| Aug 9, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: OXAMYL, Carbofuran |
| Apr 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 22, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
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
Craven County Water System draws water from 13 wells. It also has emergency connections to First Craven Sanitary District, Havelock Water System, City of New Bern, North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis, Vanceboro Water System and Jones County Water System. 1 other community water system buys water from Craven County Water System. 6 other public water systems have emergency connections to Craven County Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- First Craven Sanitary District Bridgeton, NC
- Havelock Water System Havelock, NC
- City of New Bern New Bern, NC
- North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis Charlotte, NC
- Vanceboro Water System Vanceboro, NC
- Jones County Water System Pollocksville, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Cove City Cove City, NC
Annual water quality report
Craven County 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.
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