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Lead in Rhode Island drinking water

88 community water systems tested

33%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(29/88)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
CASTLE ROCK CONDOMINIUMS CHARLESTOWN 292 0.2102 mg/L
SHANNOCK WATER DISTRICT RICHMOND 75 0.1750 mg/L
WHITE LAKE ESTATES TAMWORTH 250 0.1708 mg/L
TRIPPLEWOOD RESORT CONDOS CAMPTON 60 0.1418 mg/L
TELEMARK VILLAGE KILLINGTON 82 0.1190 mg/L
BLUE ROCK COOPERATIVE MONMOUTH 105 0.0798 mg/L
SOUTH KINGSTOWN NURSING AND REHAB SOUTH KINGSTOWN 232 0.0770 mg/L
LADD CENTER WATER SYSTEM EXETER 129 0.0640 mg/L
TOUISSET POINT WATER TRUST WARREN 225 0.0504 mg/L
JAMESTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT JAMESTOWN 3,348 0.0485 mg/L
PRUDENCE ISLAND WATER DISTRICT PORTSMOUTH 1,500 0.0452 mg/L
CHURCH WOODS CHARLESTOWN 98 0.0362 mg/L
LAKE FOREST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SMITHFIELD 268 0.0340 mg/L
ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL ZAMBARANO UNIT BURRILLVILLE 540 0.0336 mg/L
HARMONY HILL SCHOOL, INC. GLOCESTER 199 0.0311 mg/L
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL SCITUATE 1,426 0.0296 mg/L
MAPLEHILL MOBILE HOME PARK BURRILLVILLE 750 0.0289 mg/L
BORDER HILL MOBILE HOME PARK CHARLESTOWN 75 0.0263 mg/L
SUNSET COVE PROPERTIES LLC GLOCESTER 30 0.0260 mg/L
NARRAGANSETT WATER SYSTEM-POINT JUDITH NARRAGANSETT 8,210 0.0230 mg/L
PROVIDENCE-CITY OF CRANSTON 333,142 0.0210 mg/L
PAIGE ASSOCIATES COVENTRY 120 0.0205 mg/L
NARRAGANSETT WATER DEPT-NORTH END NARRAGANSETT 4,432 0.0200 mg/L
PROVIDENCE-CITY OF - WHIPPLE SMITHFIELD 471 0.0191 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER WAKEFIELD RHODE ISLAND INC SOUTH KINGSTOWN 22,347 0.0180 mg/L
NORTH KINGSTOWN TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN 27,732 0.0169 mg/L
WESTERLY WATER DEPARTMENT WESTERLY 35,298 0.0161 mg/L
CANONCHET CLIFFS WATER ASSOCIATION INC. HOPKINTON 154 0.0160 mg/L
NEWPORT-CITY OF MIDDLETOWN 42,155 0.0152 mg/L
BRISTOL COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BARRINGTON 49,000 0.0150 mg/L
NAVAL STATION, NEWPORT NEWPORT 7,870 0.0150 mg/L
WARWICK-CITY OF WARWICK 73,289 0.0146 mg/L
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND SOUTH KINGSTOWN 19,354 0.0144 mg/L
HILLSDALE HOUSING COOPERATIVE, INC. SOUTH KINGSTOWN 170 0.0144 mg/L
WOONSOCKET WATER DIVISION WOONSOCKET 45,828 0.0140 mg/L
LAWRENCE SUNSET COVE ASSOCIATION TIVERTON 36 0.0136 mg/L
CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT CHARLESTOWN 470 0.0134 mg/L
SLATERSVILLE PUBLIC SUPPLY NORTH SMITHFIELD 3,403 0.0132 mg/L
SOUTH KINGSTOWN-SOUTH SHORE SOUTH KINGSTOWN 6,170 0.0120 mg/L
SOUTH KINGSTOWN-MIDDLEBRIDGE SOUTH KINGSTOWN 694 0.0118 mg/L
NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT TIVERTON 8,969 0.0110 mg/L
FOUR SEASONS MHP CO-OP ASSN. TIVERTON 40 0.0110 mg/L
DAWN HILL HOME REHAB AND HEALTHCARE, THE BRISTOL 220 0.0107 mg/L
STONE BRIDGE FIRE DISTRICT TIVERTON 2,793 0.0105 mg/L
PORTSMOUTH WATER & FIRE DISTRICT PORTSMOUTH 17,090 0.0101 mg/L
CHIMERA INC GLOCESTER 133 0.0100 mg/L
LINCOLN WATER COMMISSION LINCOLN 21,664 0.0094 mg/L
SHADOW WOODS AT DEER BROOK EXETER 300 0.0093 mg/L
FOSTER SENIOR HOUSING INC. FOSTER 31 0.0092 mg/L
WARWICK-POTOWOMUT WARWICK 2,163 0.0090 mg/L
ALPINE NURSING HOME COVENTRY 105 0.0088 mg/L
SPLIT ROCK CORPORATION EXETER 138 0.0088 mg/L
CHARTER OAKS VILLAGE COOPERATIVE ARUNDEL 105 0.0084 mg/L
RICHMOND, TOWN OF RICHMOND 2,671 0.0082 mg/L
KENT COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY COVENTRY 94,107 0.0080 mg/L
GREENVILLE WATER DISTRICT SMITHFIELD 9,500 0.0080 mg/L
CHARLESTOWN CEDARS LLC CHARLESTOWN 150 0.0080 mg/L
PINE ACRES ALR COVENTRY 75 0.0076 mg/L
BETHEL VILLAGE WATER ASSN HOPKINTON 180 0.0073 mg/L
SAUGATUCKET SPRINGS HOPKINTON 110 0.0073 mg/L
TIVERTON WATER AUTHORITY, TOWN HALL TIVERTON 3,213 0.0072 mg/L
HERITAGE PARK HOME CO-OPERATIVE TIVERTON 60 0.0072 mg/L
PAWTUCKET WATER SUPPLY BOARD VEOLIA-NA CENTRAL FALLS 98,130 0.0070 mg/L
ECHO LAKE WATER DISTRICT GLOCESTER 160 0.0070 mg/L
BLUEBERRY HEIGHTS HOUSING COOPERATIVE CO WEST GREENWICH 44 0.0070 mg/L
LAUREL CREST GLOCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY GLOCESTER 43 0.0070 mg/L
MEADOWLARK, INC. MIDDLETOWN 183 0.0070 mg/L
SMITHFIELD WATER SUPPLY BOARD SMITHFIELD 9,460 0.0060 mg/L
GLENDALE WATER ASSN BURRILLVILLE 75 0.0060 mg/L
ABBEY LANE COMMUNITY ASSN., INC. FOSTER 45 0.0060 mg/L
UNITED STATES NAVY -FORT ADAMS NEWPORT 320 0.0055 mg/L
CLEAR RIVER ELECTRIC AND WATER DISTRICT BURRILLVILLE 6,000 0.0054 mg/L
PEMAQUID VILLAS MHP BRISTOL 53 0.0052 mg/L
EAST PROVIDENCE-CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE 47,618 0.0050 mg/L
CUMBERLAND, TOWN OF CUMBERLAND 21,235 0.0050 mg/L
MOBILE VILLAGE, INC. EXETER 130 0.0045 mg/L
QUONOCHONTAUG EAST BEACH WATER ASSOCIATI CHARLESTOWN 300 0.0039 mg/L
KINGSTON WATER DISTRICT SOUTH KINGSTOWN 3,968 0.0038 mg/L
DOWLING VILLAGE NORTH SMITHFIELD 2,720 0.0038 mg/L
CNE - NEW LONDON TURNPIKE ENTRY POINT COVENTRY 9,999 0.0035 mg/L
LIBERTY HILL EXETER 48 0.0035 mg/L
FALL BROOK MOBILE HOME PARK KILLINGLY 98 0.0030 mg/L
EXETER JOB CORPS CENTER EXETER 300 0.0021 mg/L
NORTH AVE CO-OP BURLINGTON 301 0.0020 mg/L
SOUTH TRAIL COMMERCE EXETER 175 0.0014 mg/L
RICHMOND RIDGE DEVELOPMENT RICHMOND 172 0.0012 mg/L
CNE - HOPKINS HILL ROAD ENTRY POINT COVENTRY 317 0.0 mg/L
HOPKINTON, TOWN OF HOPKINTON 125 0.0 mg/L