Public water system record
Town of North Kingstown
Serves an area of Washington County, RI · 27,732 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of North Kingstown 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of North Kingstown draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Rhode Island, July 2005.
- Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 1 unknown out of 10,174 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
|
Aug 25, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
May 4, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of North Kingstown go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2005, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of North Kingstown and issued 5 boil water orders between 1992 and 2005, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2005 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 28, 2003 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 22, 2002 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 24, 1995 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 3, 1993 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 19, 1992 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 1992 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of North Kingstown draws water from 9 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Kent County Water Authority. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of North Kingstown. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Town of North Kingstown.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kent County Water Authority West Greenwich, RI
Community systems that buy water from it
- Narragansett Water Dept-North End Narragansett, RI
Annual water quality report
Town of North Kingstown 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