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Pitt County, North Carolina

Water Systems
15
Population Served
172,848
Total Violations
1,946
78 health-based
PFAS Detected
8
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
129.7
Avg Violations per System
4.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
10 systems (67%)
GW
5 systems (33%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
8
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Pitt North Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (15)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Greenville Utilities Comm 103,140 23 Detected
Eastern Pines Water Corp 23,000 36 Detected
Bell Arthur Water Corp 11,483 145 Detected
Winterville, Town Of 10,462 69 Detected
Farmville, Town Of 8,887 76 Detected
Ayden Town Of 6,366 25 Detected
Stokes Regional Water Corp 3,530 274 Detected
Grifton, Town Of 2,982 213 Detected
Bethel, Town Of 1,640 76 -
Fountain, Town Of 427 51 -
Grimesland, Town Of 332 20 -
Homestead MHP No 2 200 138 -
Gregory Meadows at Belvoir No. 2 200 508 -
Gregory Meadows at Belvoir No. 1 124 145 -
Live Oak Fwb Church 75 147 -

Other Counties in North Carolina

Mecklenburg County
61 systems · 1,181,269 served · 8,081 violations
Wake County
437 systems · 1,145,508 served · 42,422 violations
Guilford County
202 systems · 489,022 served · 30,107 violations
Forsyth County
19 systems · 392,063 served · 2,199 violations
Cumberland County
90 systems · 349,358 served · 9,862 violations
Durham County
50 systems · 329,624 served · 6,257 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Pitt County? ▼
Pitt County has 1,946 total drinking water violations across 15 water systems, of which 78 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pitt County systems? ▼
Water systems in Pitt County serve approximately 172,848 people through 15 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pitt County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Pitt County, 8 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Pitt County? ▼
Water systems in Pitt County use SW (10 systems), GW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.0% of Pitt County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.