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North Lenoir Water Corp

At a glance

North Lenoir Water Corp (PWSID NC0454025) is an active community water system in Lenoir County, North Carolina. It reports serving 15,494 people through 6,100 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

15,494

Service connections

6,100

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0454025

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served15,494

Service connections6,100

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedKinston

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyLenoir County

How does North Lenoir Water Corp compare with other water systems in Lenoir County?

By EPA's size categories, North Lenoir Water Corp is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Lenoir County has 9 active public water systems, and North Lenoir Water Corp is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 125% above the county average of 6,874 people per system, and accounts for 25% of the 61,868 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 North Lenoir Water Corp is about 131% above 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates North Lenoir Water Corp?

EPA lists North Lenoir Water Corp 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. 6 of the 9 active systems in Lenoir County (67%) are also privately owned.

Does North Lenoir Water Corp have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and April 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved

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.

North Lenoir Water Corp: frequently asked questions

Who runs North Lenoir Water Corp?

North Lenoir Water Corp (PWSID NC0454025) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does North Lenoir Water Corp serve?

North Lenoir Water Corp reports serving 15,494 people through 6,100 service connections in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Where does North Lenoir Water Corp get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does North Lenoir Water Corp have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 North Lenoir Water Corp'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find North Lenoir Water Corp's water quality report?

As a community water system, North Lenoir Water Corp 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 Lenoir County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kinston, City of	Lenoir	27,475	Community	Purchased surface water
Deep Run Water Corporation	Lenoir	14,196	Community	Purchased surface water
La Grange Water System	Lenoir	3,167	Community	Groundwater
Pink Hill, Town of	Lenoir	950	Community	Purchased surface water
Falling Creek Country Club	Lenoir	250	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Green Acres MHP	Lenoir	229	Community	Groundwater

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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, “North Lenoir Water Corp, PWSID NC0454025, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/north-lenoir-water-corp-nc0454025 (data as of October 1, 2026).