Public water system record
Jamestown Water Department
Serves an area of Newport County, RI · 3,348 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Jamestown Water Department 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
- 11
Key facts
- Jamestown Water Department draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Rhode Island, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 936 unknown out of 1,583 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 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 Jamestown Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorine dioxide (acute), began May 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine dioxide (acute)
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
Measured 1.23 mg/L, federal limit 0.8 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
May 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide (acute)
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
Measured 0.95 mg/L, federal limit 0.8 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Jamestown Water Department in 2017. The most recent was an administrative penalty in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2017 | Rhode Island | Administrative penalty | 4 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Jamestown Water Department draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Town of North Kingstown.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of North Kingstown North Kingstown, RI
Annual water quality report
Jamestown 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.
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