MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF

MOREHEAD CITY, NC · ~18,846 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0416015

State

North Carolina

City

MOREHEAD CITY

Population served

18,846

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Nov 2024. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2024 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Apr 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Jan 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Jan 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SIA Nov 2024
State action · SOX Feb 2024
State action · SFJ Jan 2024
State action · SFL Jan 2024
State action · SOX Jan 2019
State action · SFL Nov 2018

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

1 station · latest Nov 2024

53.5 · max 100 ug/L · 32

Arsenic

1 station · latest Nov 2024

3.2 · max 7.1 ug/L · 7

Lead

1 station · latest Nov 2024

2.3 · max 3.5 ug/L · 5

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2024

2.5 · max 5.6 ug/L · 4

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0416015 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.