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East Providence-City of

Serves East Providence, Providence County, RI · 47,618 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for East Providence-City of in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • RI1615610
  • EAST PROVIDENCE
  • RI
  • 47,618 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 02914
EPA system ID RI1615610

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • East Providence-City of buys its water from Providence-City of.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Rhode Island, June 2005.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 29 lead and 6,930 unknown out of 15,603 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for East Providence-City of go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2014, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Rhode Island regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against East Providence-City of and issued 3 boil water orders in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 8, 2005 Rhode Island Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 8, 2005 Rhode Island Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 7, 2005 Rhode Island Boil water order 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 15, 2005 Rhode Island Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

East Providence-City of buys its water from Providence-City of. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na and Bristol County Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to East Providence-City of.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

East Providence-City of 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.

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Testing your own water

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