Public water system record
City of Kinston
Serves Kinston, Lenoir County, NC · 27,475 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Kinston 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of Kinston draws water from 16 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2020.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 25 lead and 9,459 unknown out of 11,426 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 25, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of Kinston go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Asbestos, began October 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Asbestos
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 29.3 million fibers per liter, federal limit 7 million fibers per liter (4.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Kinston between 2016 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 3, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 24, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jun 27, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Kinston draws water from 16 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Kinston.
Buys water from
- Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth La Grange, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Kinston 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