Public water system record
South Kingstown-South Shore
Serves an area of Washington County, RI that includes Charlestown · 6,170 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for South Kingstown-South Shore 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
- 8
Key facts
- South Kingstown-South Shore draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Rhode Island, November 2008.
- Record on file since 1995, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,585 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 20, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for South Kingstown-South Shore go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Kingstown-South Shore in 2008. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2008 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
South Kingstown-South Shore draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Narragansett Water System-Point Judith and Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc.
Buys water from
- Narragansett Water System-Point Judith Narragansett, RI
- Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc Wakefield, RI
Annual water quality report
South Kingstown-South Shore 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