Public water system record
University of Rhode Island
Serves an area of Washington County, RI that includes Kingston · 19,354 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for University of Rhode Island 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
- 30
Key facts
- University of Rhode Island draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Rhode Island, October 2008.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 164 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
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for University of Rhode Island go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against University of Rhode Island and issued 2 boil water orders between 1992 and 2008, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2008 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 19, 2008 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 19, 1992 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 31, 1992 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
University of Rhode Island draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Kingston Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to University of Rhode Island.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kingston Water District West Kingston, RI
Annual water quality report
University of Rhode Island 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