Public water system record
North Lenoir Water Corp
Serves an area of Lenoir County, NC that includes Kinston and Graingers · 15,494 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for North Lenoir Water Corp 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
- 5
Key facts
- North Lenoir Water Corp draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2024.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,563 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for North Lenoir Water Corp go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 79 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 67 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against North Lenoir Water Corp between 2008 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 18, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 22, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| Jul 15, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
North Lenoir Water Corp draws water from 12 wells. It also buys water from Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth. It also has emergency connections to Greene Co Regional Water Syst, La Grange Water System and City of Kinston. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to North Lenoir Water Corp.
Buys water from
- Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth La Grange, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Greene Co Regional Water Syst Snow Hill, NC
- La Grange Water System Lagrange, NC
- City of Kinston Kinston, NC
Annual water quality report
North Lenoir 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.
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