West Carteret Water Corp, NC
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2028). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
West Carteret Water Corp at a glance
West Carteret Water Corp serves about 19,512 people through 8,421 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Carteret County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0416040; phone on file: 252-393-1515. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
West Carteret Water Corp's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Carteret Water Corp is 0 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How West Carteret Water Corp compares
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. West Carteret Water Corp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 76th percentile in North Carolina and the 38th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Carteret County
29 other systems share Carteret County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Carteret Water Corp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Morehead City, Town Of | 18,846 | 0 (not detected) |
| Atlantic Beach, Town Of | 6,380 | 0 (not detected) |
| Newport Water System | 5,453 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bogue Banks Water Corporation | 4,995 | 4 ppb |
| Pine Knoll Shores | 4,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Beaufort, Town Of | 4,452 | 4.5 ppb |
| North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis | 4,417 | 4 ppb |
| Harkers Island Sanitary Dist | 2,586 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brandywine Bay | 2,245 | 0 (not detected) |
| Goose Creek Resort | 1,600 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in West Carteret Water Corp's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask West Carteret Water Corp 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.