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E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Rhode Island

11 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Glad Tidings Community Church
Glocester · Providence County 		25 1 1
Whispering Pines Campground
Hopkinton · Washington County 		600 3 1
West Greenwich Condo Assoc.
West Greenwich · Kent County 		250 2 0
Bethel Village Water Assn
Hopkinton · Washington County 		180 11 1
Camp Ker-Anna Cabin
Cumberland · Providence County 		180 2 0
Camp Hoffman
South Kingstown · Washington County 		160 2 0
Grays Ice Cream
Tiverton · Newport County 		150 2 0
Newport Boys & Girls Club Camp Well
North Kingstown · Washington County 		125 2 0
Shelter Cove Marina,llc
Charlestown · Washington County 		100 2 0
Elsie's on the Commons
Little Compton · Newport County 		96 2 0
Seaview Motor Court
Charlestown · Washington County 		27 2 0
About this data

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