Public water system record
Town of Cumberland
Serves an area of Providence County, RI that includes Cumberland Hill and Valley Falls · 21,235 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Cumberland 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
- 15
Key facts
- Town of Cumberland draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Rhode Island, March 2018.
- Record on file since 2002, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,519 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Town of Cumberland go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Cumberland in 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2018 | Rhode Island | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, E. coli, Turbidity, Lead and Copper Rule, Cryptosporidium |
Where the water comes from
Town of Cumberland draws water from 8 wells. It also buys water from Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na. It also has an emergency connection to Woonsocket Water Division. 2 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to Town of Cumberland.
Buys water from
- Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na Pawtucket, RI
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Woonsocket Water Division Woonsocket, RI
Annual water quality report
Town of Cumberland 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