Benzene violations in Rhode Island
9 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Benzene violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Benzene is and why it matters.
Systems with a Benzene violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wood River Health Services Hopkinton · Washington County |
150 | 3 | 0 | |
|
Westerly Water Department Westerly · Washington County |
35,298 | 2 | 0 | |
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Prudence Island Water District Portsmouth · Newport County |
1,500 | 4 | 0 | |
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Wrights Farm Corp. Burrillville · Providence County |
1,125 | 2 | 0 | |
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Central Beach Fire District Charlestown · Washington County |
470 | 6 | 1 | |
|
Foster Xtra Mart Foster · Providence County |
220 | 3 | 0 | |
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Bethel Village Water Assn Hopkinton · Washington County |
180 | 11 | 1 | |
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Chimera INC Glocester · Providence County |
133 | 3 | 0 | |
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Coventry National Guard Coventry · Kent County |
50 | 3 | 2 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Benzene, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Benzene 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.