One thing could not be determined from the record.
What EPA and state records show about this community water system — compliance, PFAS testing, lead sampling, and where its water comes from. Serving about 37,848 people in Craven County.
37,848people served
1health-based violations since 2021
1without recorded resolution
2administrative (paperwork) records
What the records flag
Needs attention
1 health-based violation with no recorded resolution
A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment step wasn't met.
Health-based, since 2021
1
Without recorded resolution
1
Official record for your water system · U.S. EPA — Safe Drinking Water Act compliance records · retrieved 2026-08-16 · source
No issues on record
No PFAS detected above reporting limits across 29 compounds
Measured in your water system · U.S. EPA — UCMR5 nationwide PFAS monitoring · retrieved 2026-08-15 · source
Lead & copper sampling
Lead: latest 90th-percentile result 0 ppb — below the 10 ppb action level (sampled 2025-12-31, 5 results in the 10-year window).
The 90th-percentile result means 9 out of 10 sampled homes were at or below this level. It measures the water system's corrosion control — it cannot tell you whether your own home's plumbing adds lead. Results older than 10 years, future-dated compliance periods, and physically implausible values are excluded.
PFAS testing
29 PFAS compounds tested under EPA's UCMR5 program; 0 detected.
UCMR5 sampling (2023–2026) at entry points to the distribution system. 'Not detected' means below the reporting limit (~4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS), not zero. A result above a future MCL is not a violation today — compliance deadlines are 2029 (2031 extension proposed).
Where the water comes from
Groundwater.
Also holds emergency-only connections (North River/mill Creek Water Service Dis, City of New Bern, Havelock Water System, Vanceboro Water System, First Craven Sanitary District, Jones County Water System) — backup interconnections, not routine supply.
What the record doesn’t establish
Whether your home's own plumbing adds lead or copper — no dataset covers indoor pipes.
Common questions
Does Craven County Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA compliance records list 1 health-based violation since 2021, 1 without a recorded resolution. Administrative (paperwork) records are counted separately and never added in.
Has Craven County Water System been tested for PFAS?
Yes — 29 PFAS compounds under EPA's UCMR5 program, with 0 detected. Samples are taken at entry points to the distribution system — treated water, not source water.
How many people does Craven County Water System serve?
EPA records list about 37,848 people served in Craven. Service-area boundaries have known errors — a water bill is the ground truth for any single address.
Records lag their agencies' refresh cycles — a recent change may not appear yet. Absence from a dataset is absence of a record, never evidence that water is clean.
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Search any address this system serves for the full report — the waters around it, what's permitted upstream, and every term explained.