Pollution in Craven County, North Carolina

Craven County contains 54 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 5 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 928.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities5reporters
EPA Facilities54regulated
Sig. Violators1current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air StationHavelockCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
International Paper - New Bern MillVanceboro825.1kCompliant
White River Marine GroupNew Bern92.5kCompliant
Marine Corps Air StationCherry Point10.9kSig. violation

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Marine Corps Air StationCherry Point$89.1k2026-01-16