Is KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,484 people through 2,159 service connections.
How this compares nationally
87 total violations and 4 health-based ones put KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM at the 69th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,964 of 12,903.
How KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM compares within NC
KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM's 4 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM is from 2015-01-12 (health-based: 2015-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 87 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.