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NORTH LENOIR WATER CORP

KINSTON, NC · ~15,494 people served

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54
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0454025

State

North Carolina

City

KINSTON

Population served

15,494

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 46 points — the score moved from 100 to 54 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 54

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 Jun 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

8.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.0×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.4 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFBA

5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

85

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

50

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2024 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jun 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jun 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2039 began Jan 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2976 began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2979 began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Jan 2007 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2025
  • State action · SOX Aug 2024
  • State action · SFJ Jul 2024
  • State action · SFL Jul 2024
  • State action · SIE Jul 2024
  • State action · SOX Oct 2019
  • State action · SIF Jun 2019
  • State action · SFO Feb 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

Fluoride

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

0.275 · max 0.35 mg/l · 2

Lead

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

0.101 · max 0.15 ug/l · 2

Manganese

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

15.5 · max 29.4 ug/l · 2

Atrazine

1 station · latest Nov 2023

50.3 · max 50.3 ng/l · 1

Copper

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.75 · max 0.75 ug/l · 1

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 NC0454025 — 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.