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Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violations in Rhode Island

14 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure to DEHP is associated with reproductive and developmental toxicity — it acts as an endocrine disruptor and can interfere with hormone signaling. EPA classifies it as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2) based on animal liver tumor data. Developing fetuses, infants, and reproductive-age adults are most susceptible to its hormonal effects.

Systems with a Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Cumberland, Town of
Cumberland · Providence County
21,235 1 0
Chimera INC
Glocester · Providence County
133 3 0
Quonset Business Park
North Kingstown · Washington County
13,000 6 0
Block Island Water Company
New Shoreham · Washington County
9,999 1 0
Kingston Water District
South Kingstown · Washington County
3,968 3 0
Stone Bridge Fire District
Tiverton · Newport County
2,793 5 1
Prudence Island Water District
Portsmouth · Newport County
1,500 4 0
North Smithfield Elementary School
North Smithfield · Providence County
460 3 2
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
Glendale Water Assn
Burrillville · Providence County
75 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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate 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.