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Community Water System · PWS NC0425045

Cove City, Town Of

Cove City, North Carolina 28523 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 440 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

440
People served
49
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 49 drinking-water violations at Cove City, Town Of - below the North Carolina per-system average.

49
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
440
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cove City, Town Of

Cove City, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 440 residents in Cove City, North Carolina (Craven County) through 259 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 49 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 29 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 9 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Cove City, Town Of's 49 violations sit below the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
440
Total Violations
49
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
259
County
Craven
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
29
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 2016
TTHM MR 5 2018
Chlorine MR 5 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 1999
Public Notice Other 2 2003

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Cove City, Town Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC0425045 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Cove City, Town Of under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 5000
2018 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 2950
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 2456
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 3100
2013 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 0999
2003 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 7500
1999 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / NC0425045 / 7000

How Cove City, Town Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Cove City, Town Of North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 49 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 440 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cove City, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Cove City, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0425045) has 49 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 440 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cove City, Town Of serve? ▼
Cove City, Town Of serves 440 people in Cove City, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 259 service connections.
What type of violations does Cove City, Town Of have? ▼
Cove City, Town Of has 49 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 29 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cove City, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cove City, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cove City, Town Of use? ▼
Cove City, Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.