Public water system record
Town of Richmond
Serves an area of Washington County, RI that includes Wyoming · 2,671 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Richmond in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Town of Richmond draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Rhode Island, August 2024.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 303 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 23, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 23, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 13, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 4, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 5, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Richmond go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Richmond and issued 1 boil water order between 1993 and 2024, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2024 | Rhode Island | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 24, 1993 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town of Richmond draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Richmond.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Hopkinton Ashaway, RI
Annual water quality report
Town of Richmond must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Rhode Island.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells