Is North Kingstown Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Washington

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

112

health-based violations

321

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-06-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-06-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-06-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-06-01 → 2005-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0077 µg/L	6/12	2024
Pfhxa	0.0063 µg/L	6/12	2024
PFOA	0.0081 µg/L	4/12	2024
Pfpea	0.0061 µg/L	4/12	2024
PFOS	0.0046 µg/L	3/12	2024
PFHXS	0.0032 µg/L	1/12	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	5240 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5950 µg/L	82/96	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	5859 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6020 µg/L	63/71	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	296.2 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 506 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	2.74 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	47/60	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	0.0013 mg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2025
Barium	20.3 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	11.19 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	11/23	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	2.61 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.775 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	229 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/52	SYR4	2012–2017

83 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: AUSTIN, ALAN
Phone: 401-268-1520
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about North Kingstown Town of

Is North Kingstown Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in North Kingstown Town of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in North Kingstown Town of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Lead, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does North Kingstown Town of serve?

North Kingstown Town of reports serving 27,732 people in Rhode Island, per its EPA record.

Has North Kingstown Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 321 violations on file for North Kingstown Town of, of which 112 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.