Public water system · NC0416031
ActivePine Knoll Shores
At a glance
Pine Knoll Shores (PWSID NC0416031) is an active community water system in Carteret County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,800 people through 1,890 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,800
Service connections
1,890
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pine Knoll Shores compare with other water systems in Carteret County?
By EPA's size categories, Pine Knoll Shores is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Carteret County has 75 active public water systems, and Pine Knoll Shores is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.3 times the county average of 1,118 people per system, and accounts for 5.7% 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 Pine Knoll Shores is about 28% 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 Pine Knoll Shores?
EPA lists Pine Knoll Shores 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 Pine Knoll Shores have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and April 2009. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-02 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30 | Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1980-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross Beta Particle Activitycode 4100 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Pine Knoll Shores: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pine Knoll Shores?
Pine Knoll Shores (PWSID NC0416031) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Pine Knoll Shores serve?
Pine Knoll Shores reports serving 4,800 people through 1,890 service connections in Carteret County, North Carolina.
Where does Pine Knoll Shores 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 Pine Knoll Shores have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. 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 Pine Knoll Shores' 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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pine Knoll Shores' water quality report?
As a community water system, Pine Knoll Shores 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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Carteret Water Corp | Carteret | 19,512 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morehead City, Town of | Carteret | 18,846 | Community | Groundwater |
| Atlantic Beach, Town of | Carteret | 6,380 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newport Water System | Carteret | 5,453 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bogue Banks Water Corporation | Carteret | 4,995 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beaufort, Town of | Carteret | 4,452 | 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, “Pine Knoll Shores, PWSID NC0416031, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pine-knoll-shores-nc0416031 (data as of October 1, 2026).