Public water system record
Warwick-Potowomut
Serves an area of Kent County, RI · 2,163 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Warwick-Potowomut 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
- 7
Key facts
- Warwick-Potowomut buys its water from Kent County Water Authority.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 904 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
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 25, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Warwick-Potowomut go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Where the water comes from
Warwick-Potowomut buys its water from Kent County Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of North Kingstown.
Buys water from
- Kent County Water Authority West Greenwich, RI
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of North Kingstown North Kingstown, RI
Annual water quality report
Warwick-Potowomut 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