EPA NC0454010 · serves Kinston, NC · about 27,475 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Kinston, City of (EPA NC0454010)
What EPA records show for Kinston, City of, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NC0454010) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Kinston, City of use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Kinston, City of. EPA record
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7.
PFOS (a PFAS): found in 9 of 28 samples, average 2.1 ppt, highest 8.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFBA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 28 samples, average 0.80 ppt, highest 6.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 28 samples, average 0.70 ppt, highest 3.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 28 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 4.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFOA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 28 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 4.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFHxS (a PFAS): found in 4 of 28 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 3.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
PFBS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 28 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 3.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2024–Jul 2025)
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
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