Public water system record
Westerly Water Department
Serves Westerly, Bradford, Misquamicut and 2 more places, Washington County, RI · 35,298 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 54 monitoring/reporting issues for Westerly Water Department in the last ten years.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
02891
EPA system ID
RI1559512
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 54
Key facts
- Westerly Water Department draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Rhode Island, December 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,362 lead and 1,051 unknown out of 13,049 service lines.
Check whether Westerly Water Department serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 12, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Westerly Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 54 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2012, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Westerly Water Department and issued 3 boil water orders between 1991 and 2000, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2000 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 11, 1998 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 3, 1995 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 1994 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 22, 1991 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations: Nitrate, Trichloroethylene, BHC-GAMMA |
| Apr 10, 1991 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Trichloroethylene, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Westerly Water Department draws water from 12 wells.
Annual water quality report
Westerly Water Department 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