PROVIDENCE-CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
PROVIDENCE-CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 333,142 people through 79,554 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PROVIDENCE-CITY OF ranks 5,222th by violation burden (60th percentile) - 11 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How PROVIDENCE-CITY OF compares within RI
Among the 32 RI systems in this dataset, the average is 5.6 health-based violations - PROVIDENCE-CITY OF's 3 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF is from 2025-10-11 (health-based: 2018-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PROVIDENCE-CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is PROVIDENCE-CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and PROVIDENCE-CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,222th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.