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Carbofuran violations in Rhode Island

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

Health effects: Carbofuran is one of the most acutely toxic carbamate pesticides. It inhibits acetylcholinesterase, causing cholinergic toxicity at the nervous system. Short-term exposure above the MCL can cause nausea, headache, blurred vision, and in high doses respiratory failure. Children are most vulnerable to acute effects. EPA has not classified carbofuran as a human carcinogen.

Systems with a Carbofuran violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Quonset Business Park
North Kingstown · Washington County
13,000 6 0
Kingston Water District
South Kingstown · Washington County
3,968 3 0
Prudence Island Water District
Portsmouth · Newport County
1,500 4 0
Quonochontaug East Beach Water Associati
Charlestown · Washington County
300 2 0
Bethel Village Water Assn
Hopkinton · Washington County
180 11 1
Hillsdale Housing Cooperative, Inc.
South Kingstown · Washington County
170 2 0
Nasonville Water District
Burrillville · Providence County
150 2 0
Hopkinton Industrial Park, LLC
Hopkinton · Washington County
125 1 0
Charlestown Police Station
Charlestown · Washington County
28 1 0
Dean Warehouse Services
Hopkinton · Washington County
25 1 0
About this data

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