The City of New Bern

The New Bern Water Treatment Plant has a permitted capacity of 5.5 MGD and has been designed to be readily expanded to 7.0 MGD if needed in the future.
Black Creek (Cove City) Production Wells
The City operates 5 production wells located about 10 miles west of the New Bern near Cove City, which all withdraw water from the Black Creek Aquifer. The water from the Black Creek Aquifer is of very high quality and only requires minor disinfection prior to being placed into the distribution system. Withdraws from this aquifer are outlined under the Central Coastal Plains Capacity Use Regulations and the City’s 5 wells currently have a permitted withdraw capacity of 2.0 MGD.