Craven, NC
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Craven in North Carolina · Population: 101,074
TRI sites such as International Paper- New Bern Mill; White River Marine Group; U.S. Marine Corps Cherry Point Air Station; SDWIS systems such as CRAVEN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT; HAVELOCK WATER SYSTEM; NPL sites such as Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station anchor Craven, NC's EPA extract. Derived burden score 46/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Craven include CRAVEN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT; FIRST CRAVEN SANITARY DISTRICT, while International Paper- New Bern Mill leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 46/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Craven -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Craven, NC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-2.0%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-2.0%
884.3 thousand lb → 866.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Craven, NC's total reported releases fell from 884.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 866.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Craven, NC's off-site transfers fell from 11.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Craven, NC's land releases fell from 30.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Craven, NC's chemicals reported rose from 28 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (9)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CRAVEN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM | 37,848 | 6 |
| MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT | 17,144 | 1 |
| HAVELOCK WATER SYSTEM | 14,925 | 0 |
| FIRST CRAVEN SANITARY DISTRICT | 6,325 | 2 |
| TOWN OF RIVER BEND | 2,846 | 2 |
| VANCEBORO WATER SYSTEM | 1,864 | 0 |
| COVE CITY, TOWN OF | 440 | 0 |
| NORRIS MHP | 91 | 0 |
| SANDERSON`S MHP | 34 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper- New Bern Mill | 4.0M lbs |
| 2 | White River Marine Group | 177.8K lbs |
| 3 | U.S. Marine Corps Cherry Point Air Station | 80.0K lbs |
| 4 | Culpeper of Cove City LLC | 1.4K lbs |
| 5 | Arrmaz Products Inc. | 10 lbs |
| 6 | Argos New Bern Concrete Plant | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Argos Havelock Concrete Plant | 0 lbs |
| 8 | S&w New Bern Plant | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station | NPL Site | 70.71 |
Cities in Craven (7)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.