Is Pine Knoll Shores Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Carteret

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-03-01 → 1996-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-03-01 → 1996-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-02
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-10-01 → 1981-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-10-01 → 1981-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-10-01 → 1981-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Chloroform	18.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.1 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	20.82 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 22.5 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16.62 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Lithium	10.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/8	UCMR-5	2025
Fluoride	294 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2017

97 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CUNNINGHAM, SONNY G
Phone: 252-247-4353
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pine Knoll Shores

Is Pine Knoll Shores tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Pine Knoll Shores's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Pine Knoll Shores's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pine Knoll Shores serve?

Pine Knoll Shores reports serving 4,800 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Pine Knoll Shores had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Pine Knoll Shores, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.