Moratuck Manor S/D, NC
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2025-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
About Moratuck Manor S/D
Moratuck Manor S/D serves about 55 people through 22 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Warren County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0293487; phone on file: 919-653-6999. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is down 11 ppb from 11 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Moratuck Manor S/D is 16 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 11 ppb over 10 |
| 2025 | 3.53 ppb |
| 2024 | 16 ppb over 15 |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other North Carolina systems
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Moratuck Manor S/D's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 7th percentile in North Carolina and the 4th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Warren County
13 other systems share Warren County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Moratuck Manor S/D. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Warren County Water System | 13,230 | 0 (not detected) |
| Warrenton, Town Of | 2,250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Norlina, Town Of | 1,108 | 0 (not detected) |
| Morristown S/D | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mill Creek Landing | 186 | 5.99 ppb |
| Spinnaker Point | 149 | 0 (not detected) |
| Buck Spring Plantation I | 147 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jacks Landing S/D | 122 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gaston Heights S/D | 76 | 0 (not detected) |
| Twin Oaks Shores | 70 | 23 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cary, NC may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Moratuck Manor S/D whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.