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Camp Lejeune tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Camp Lejeune. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Camp Lejeune is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 69,500 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 7 violations across the community water system(s) serving Camp Lejeune, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Usmc Lejeune--Hadnot Point
37,500 served · groundwater · PWSID NC0467041 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1992. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Usmc Lejeune--Holcomb Blvd
17,000 served · groundwater · PWSID NC0467043 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2003. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1992. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Usmc Lejeune--New River Air St
11,500 served · groundwater · PWSID NC0467042 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1992. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Usmc Lejeune--Rifle Range
3,500 served · groundwater · PWSID NC0467046 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2003. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2009. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in March 2007. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.