Question 1

Is Kinston Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Kinston Water Works (PWS ID: AL0000299) has 123 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,235 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Kinston Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Kinston Water Works serves 2,235 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Kinston or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 800 service connections. The operator address is listed in Kinston, Alabama.

Question 3

What type of violations does Kinston Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Kinston Water Works has 123 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 110 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Kinston Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Kinston Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Kinston Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Kinston Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Kinston Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Kinston Water Works ranks #12,739 of 29,740 by people served, and #357 of 487 in Alabama. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Kinston Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Kinston Water Works has 123 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 23% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 77% of that cohort has fewer violations than Kinston Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2014
Public Notice	Other	4	2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	3	2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2022
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2022
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2022
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2022
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2022
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2022
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2022
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2022
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2022
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2022
Toluene	MR	2	2022
Endrin	MR	2	2022
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2022
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2022
Dalapon	MR	2	2022
Diquat	MR	2	2022
Endothall	MR	2	2022
Glyphosate	MR	2	2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2022
OXAMYL	MR	2	2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2022
Dinoseb	MR	2	2022
LASSO	MR	2	2022
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2022
2,4-D	MR	2	2022
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2022

Kinston Water Works

Kinston Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Kinston Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served