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Water system · PWSID NC0454010

KINSTON, CITY OF

KINSTON, NC · ~27,475 people served

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56
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0454010

State

North Carolina

City

KINSTON

Population served

27,475

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 44 points — the score moved from 100 to 56 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 56

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jul 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

8.5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.1×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFBA

5.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

27

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2022 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2016 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 1094 health-based began Oct 2004 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2000 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 1999 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Mar 2022
  • State action · SIF Jun 2020
  • State action · SOX Jun 2020
  • State action · SFJ Apr 2020
  • State action · SFL Apr 2020
  • State action · SFO May 2019
  • State action · SOX Feb 2019
  • State action · SFL Jan 2019

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jul 2023

0.518 · max 0.811 mg/l as N · 124

Arsenic

1 station · latest Dec 2023

0.42 · max 0.68 ug/l · 69

Fluoride

1 station · latest Dec 2023

0.1 · max 0.18 mg/l · 69

Atrazine

1 station · latest Jan 2024

21.9 · max 318 ng/l · 63

Manganese

1 station · latest Aug 2025

15 · max 22 ug/L · 18

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 NC0454010 — 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.