Public water system record
Kure Beach Water System
Serves Kure Beach, New Hanover County, NC · 5,110 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Kure Beach Water System 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
- Kure Beach Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,216 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 Kure Beach Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 19 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 58 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Kure Beach Water System between 2008 and 2016, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 37 violations: CYANIDE, Beryllium, Total, Selenium, Fluoride, Mercury |
Where the water comes from
Kure Beach Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Kure Beach 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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