Is Craven County Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Craven

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

141

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30

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
Copper	158.25 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 241 µg/L	126/180	SYR4	2013–2018
TTHM	87.15 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 101 µg/L	118/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	110/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	87/105	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	33.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39 µg/L	86/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	86/104	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	22.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	82/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	29.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.2 µg/L	82/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.215 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	80/105	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	19.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 µg/L	65/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	14.1 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	24/180	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	1750 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1900 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Barium	23.7 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.695 pCi/L 34% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	2/10	SYR4	2017–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.4100 µg/L 205% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 0.2000 µg/L	1/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloromethane	1.9 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.4400 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.93 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	1.17 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Vinyl Chloride	0.8000 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/49	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THOMAS, ELLIOT
Phone: 252-636-6615
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Craven County Water

Is Craven County Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Craven County Water'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 Craven County Water's water?

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

How many people does Craven County Water serve?

Craven County Water reports serving 37,848 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Craven County Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 141 violations on file for Craven County Water, of which 14 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.