Water quality in New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern is in Craven County. 15 active public water systems serve the county; 7 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Craven County
11 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craven County Water System New Bern |
37,848 | 2 | 0.9 mi | |
| Town of River Bend River Bend |
2,846 | 1 | 4.0 mi | |
| First Craven Sanitary District Bridgeton |
6,325 | 1 | 7.1 mi | |
| Fairfield Harbour Bridgeton |
5,514 | 0 | 9.5 mi | |
| Cove City, Town of Cove City |
440 | 2 | 12.4 mi | |
| Vanceboro Water System Vanceboro |
1,864 | 0 | 12.7 mi | |
| Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Cherry Point |
17,144 | 0 | 12.8 mi | |
| Dover, Town of Dover |
425 | 2 | 19.1 mi | |
| Sanderson`s MHP Havelock |
34 | 0 | 19.2 mi | |
| Norris MHP Havelock |
91 | 1 | 20.0 mi | |
| Havelock Water System Havelock |
14,925 | 0 | 20.2 mi |
Non-community systems in Craven County (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
River Bend Marina River Bend |
72 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Global Cellulose Fibers New Bern Mill Vanceboro |
375 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Global Cellulose Fibers Administative SY Vanceboro |
30 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Craven County, nearest to New Bern first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.