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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2019 UPDATE

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Rhode Island

  • 89 Utilities

  • Serving: 1,031,000

  • Data available: 2012-2017

  • Contaminants Found: 88

 

EWG's drinking water quality report for Rhode Island shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Rhode Island and provided to EWG by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

LARGE UTILITIES
ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS
LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in Rhode Island serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically.

Large utilities in Rhode Island

UtilityLocationPeople
Served
Bristol County Water AuthorityWarren, RI51,000
City of NewportNewport, RI42,000
City of ProvidenceProvidence, RI308,500
CumberlandCumberland, RI22,864
East ProvidenceEast Providence, RI48,688
Kent County Water AuthorityWest Warwick, RI88,780
Lincoln Water CommissionLincoln, RI21,137
North KingstownNorth Kingstown, RI23,568
PawtucketPawtucket, RI99,200
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictPortsmouth, RI16,864
United Water Rhode IslandWakefield, RI19,800
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI19,354
WarwickWarwick, RI75,000
Westerly Water DepartmentWesterly, RI38,000
Woonsocket Water DepartmentWoonsocket, RI42,856

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in Rhode Island

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Prudence Island Water DistrictPrudence Island, RI1,00033
Centre of New England BoulevardProvidence, RI9,99928
Jamestown Water DepartmentJamestown, RI3,17827
South Kingstown-south ShoreWakefield, RI4,97618
United Water Rhode IslandWakefield, RI19,80016
Abbey Lane Community Association Inc.Foster, RI4511
Hemlock VillageFoster, RI3310
Glendale Water AssociationGlendale, RI1008
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictPortsmouth, RI16,8647
Ninigret RealtyCharlestown, RI1007
City of ProvidenceProvidence, RI308,5006
Maplehill Mobile Home ParkMapleville, RI7506
Johnston Water Control Facility - Everbloom St.Johnston, RI485
The Village On Chopmist HillMiddletown, RI2505
Bethel Village Water AssociationAshaway, RI1805
Heritage Park Home Co-operativeTiverton, RI605
Paige AssociatesCoventry, RI965
Johnston Water Control Facility - Taylor RoadJohnston, RI704
WarwickWarwick, RI75,0004
Nasonville Water DistrictWhitinsville, RI1503
Shannock Water DistrictShannock, RI753
Church WoodsCharlestown, RI983
Rockville Mill Community Water SystemCumberland, RI593
Ladd Center Water SystemNorth Kingstown, RI1293
South Kingstown Nursing and RehabilitatiWest Kingston, RI1752
Bristol County Water AuthorityWarren, RI51,0002
Central Beach Fire DistrictRidgefield, RI4702
Saugatucket SpringsProvidence, RI1102
Lincoln Water CommissionLincoln, RI21,1371
United States Navy (fort Adams)Newport, RI3181

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in Rhode Island

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
United Water Rhode IslandWakefield, RI19,80016
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictPortsmouth, RI16,8647
City of ProvidenceProvidence, RI308,5006
WarwickWarwick, RI75,0004
Bristol County Water AuthorityWarren, RI51,0002
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI19,3541
Lincoln Water CommissionLincoln, RI21,1371

Contaminants found in Rhode Island above health guidelines

Found above health guidelinesFound
Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		441,007,522441,007,522

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)		421,002,396421,002,396

Chromium (hexavalent)		71828,120761,006,061

Dibromochloromethane		33631,46033631,460

Bromodichloromethane		32612,49632612,496

Chloroform		33588,56838612,877

Trichloroacetic acid		28548,27728548,277

Dichloroacetic acid		25534,36225534,362

Nitrate		64485,32573509,840

Nitrate and nitrite		58361,29563372,804

Bromoform		12289,24919478,637

Dibromoacetic acid		17256,84518345,625

Arsenic		12203,38412203,384

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		20158,83920158,839

Benzo[a]pyrene		467,053467,053

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)		762,018762,018

Chlorate		350,18924590,913

Radon		448,199448,199

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)		639,154762,018

1,4-Dioxane		119,35425328,485

Manganese		19,999828,856

Chlorite		13,178570,231

Uranium		81,23281,232

Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)		49044904

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		36043604

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		24292429

Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)		11751175

Contaminants found in Rhode Island above legal limits

Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Uranium		1175