Public water system record
Kent County Water Authority
Serves an area of Kent County, RI that includes Warwick · 88,779 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Kent County Water Authority in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Kent County Water Authority draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Rhode Island, September 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,376 unknown out of 27,349 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 5, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Kent County Water Authority go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators issued 1 boil water order to Kent County Water Authority in 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2013 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Kent County Water Authority draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Providence-City of and Warwick-City of. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Kent County Water Authority. 3 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to Kent County Water Authority.
Buys water from
- Providence-City of Providence, RI
- Warwick-City of Warwick, RI
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cne - Hopkins Hill Road Entry Point Warwick, RI
- Cne - New London Turnpike Entry Point Warwick, RI
- Warwick-Potowomut Warwick, RI
Annual water quality report
Kent County Water Authority 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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