PROVIDENCE-CITY OF

PROVIDENCE, RI · ~333,142 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

RI1592024

State

Rhode Island

City

PROVIDENCE

Population served

333,142

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2025. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 0300 began Nov 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2021 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Mar 2020 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Nov 2017 Resolved

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Oct 2007 Resolved

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Oct 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIA Feb 2025
State action · SFJ Feb 2025
State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SIA Aug 2024
State action · SFJ Aug 2024
State action · SOX May 2024
State action · SIF Mar 2022
State action · SOX Jun 2021

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Jul 2023

0.956 · max 1.74 mg/l as N · 99

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2023

1.6 · max 3.5 ug/l · 28

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.49 · max 2.91 ug/l · 28

Fluoride

2 stations · latest Oct 2025

0.128 · max 0.16 mg/L · 13

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system RI1592024 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.