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Arsenic violations in Rhode Island

3 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Arsenic violation in the past three years. What Arsenic is and why it matters.

Health effects: Long-term arsenic exposure increases risk of bladder, lung, and skin cancers. It is also associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and developmental effects in children. Arsenic is classified as a Group A human carcinogen by the EPA.

Systems with a Arsenic violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Kingston Water District
South Kingstown · Washington County 		3,968 3 0
Bethel Village Water Assn
Hopkinton · Washington County 		180 11 1
Early Learning Centers of Risaunderstown
North Kingstown · Washington County 		40 6 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Arsenic, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Arsenic alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Rhode Island records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.