North Carolina
Craven County drinking water quality
15 active public water systems serve 125,817 people in Craven County. 8 are compliant, 7 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 1 carries a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
12 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New Bern, City of New Bern |
37,884 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Craven County Water System New Bern |
37,848 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Cherry Point |
17,144 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Havelock Water System Havelock |
14,925 | 0 | 0 | |
|
First Craven Sanitary District Bridgeton |
6,325 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Fairfield Harbour Bridgeton |
5,514 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Town of River Bend River Bend |
2,846 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Vanceboro Water System Vanceboro |
1,864 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cove City, Town of Cove City |
440 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Dover, Town of Dover |
425 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Norris MHP Havelock |
91 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Sanderson`s MHP Havelock |
34 | 0 | 0 |
Non-community systems (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Global Cellulose Fibers New Bern Mill Vanceboro |
375 | 0 | 0 | |
|
River Bend Marina River Bend |
72 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Global Cellulose Fibers Administative SY Vanceboro |
30 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (267, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The North Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.