Public water system record
Meadowlark, Inc.
Serves Newport East, Newport County, RI · 183 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Meadowlark, Inc. 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
- Meadowlark, Inc. draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Rhode Island, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1996, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 13, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Meadowlark, Inc. go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Meadowlark, Inc. between 1996 and 2010, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2010 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 24, 1996 | Rhode Island | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Meadowlark, Inc. draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Meadowlark, Inc. 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Meadowlark, Inc. for a copy.
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