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Bogue Banks Water Corporation

At a glance

Bogue Banks Water Corporation (PWSID NC0416028) is an active community water system in Carteret County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,995 people through 6,300 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

4,995

Service connections

6,300

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0416028
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served4,995
Service connections6,300
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedEmerald Isle
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyCarteret County

How does Bogue Banks Water Corporation compare with other water systems in Carteret County?

By EPA's size categories, Bogue Banks Water Corporation is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Carteret County has 75 active public water systems, and Bogue Banks Water Corporation is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.5 times the county average of 1,118 people per system, and accounts for 6% of the 83,818 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bogue Banks Water Corporation is about 25% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. North Carolina has 2,031 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bogue Banks Water Corporation?

EPA lists Bogue Banks Water Corporation as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 54 of the 75 active systems in Carteret County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Bogue Banks Water Corporation have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and September 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-09-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-07-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2025-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2024-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2024-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2020-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950YesResolved
2018-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2018-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2015-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042NoResolved
2011-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bogue Banks Water Corporation: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bogue Banks Water Corporation?

Bogue Banks Water Corporation (PWSID NC0416028) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Bogue Banks Water Corporation serve?

Bogue Banks Water Corporation reports serving 4,995 people through 6,300 service connections in Carteret County, North Carolina.

Where does Bogue Banks Water Corporation get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bogue Banks Water Corporation have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bogue Banks Water Corporation's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bogue Banks Water Corporation's water quality report?

As a community water system, Bogue Banks Water Corporation must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Carteret County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
West Carteret Water CorpCarteret19,512CommunityGroundwater
Morehead City, Town ofCarteret18,846CommunityGroundwater
Atlantic Beach, Town ofCarteret6,380CommunityGroundwater
Newport Water SystemCarteret5,453CommunityGroundwater
Pine Knoll ShoresCarteret4,800CommunityGroundwater
Beaufort, Town ofCarteret4,452CommunityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bogue Banks Water Corporation, PWSID NC0416028, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bogue-banks-water-corporation-nc0416028 (data as of October 1, 2026).