Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Rhode Island
32 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 32 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Westerly Water Department Westerly · Washington County |
35,298 | 2 | 0 | |
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Richmond, Town of Richmond · Washington County |
2,671 | 4 | 1 | |
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Chariho Regional Middle School Richmond · Washington County |
1,500 | 2 | 0 | |
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North Smithfield Jr_sr High School North Smithfield · Providence County |
1,200 | 2 | 1 | |
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Metcalf Elementary School Exeter · Washington County |
687 | 1 | 1 | |
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Central Beach Fire District Charlestown · Washington County |
470 | 6 | 1 | |
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North Smithfield Elementary School North Smithfield · Providence County |
460 | 3 | 2 | |
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Exeter Job Corps Center Exeter · Washington County |
300 | 6 | 2 | |
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Quonochontaug East Beach Water Associati Charlestown · Washington County |
300 | 2 | 0 | |
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Lake Forest Health and Rehabilitation Smithfield · Providence County |
268 | 5 | 1 | |
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West Greenwich Travel Center West Greenwich · Kent County |
255 | 1 | 1 | |
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South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab South Kingstown · Washington County |
232 | 1 | 0 | |
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Carousel Industries of North America LLC Exeter · Washington County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Lindhbrook Water Company Hopkinton · Washington County |
200 | 4 | 2 | |
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Bethel Village Water Assn Hopkinton · Washington County |
180 | 11 | 1 | |
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Echo Lake Water District Glocester · Providence County |
160 | 2 | 1 | |
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R.i. State Police Headquarters -New Scituate · Providence County |
145 | 2 | 1 | |
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Benoit Realty LLC Dba Anchor Subaru North Smithfield · Providence County |
125 | 2 | 2 | |
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Pinewood Park School Glocester · Providence County |
125 | 1 | 0 | |
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Ninigret Realty Charlestown · Washington County |
109 | 3 | 0 | |
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Alpine Nursing Home Coventry · Kent County |
105 | 1 | 0 | |
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Foster Town Hall Foster · Providence County |
90 | 1 | 0 | |
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Mildred E Lineham School West Greenwich · Kent County |
90 | 2 | 2 | |
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Pine Acres Alr Coventry · Kent County |
75 | 3 | 1 | |
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Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg. Co.-Lower Mill Hopkinton · Washington County |
50 | 1 | 1 | |
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Coventry National Guard Coventry · Kent County |
50 | 3 | 2 | |
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Narragansett Four Winds Community Center County |
50 | 2 | 1 | |
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Early Learning Centers of Risaunderstown North Kingstown · Washington County |
40 | 6 | 2 | |
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Jemp 1 LLC Scituate · Providence County |
38 | 2 | 2 | |
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Greenwich Village Nursery School, Inc. West Greenwich · Kent County |
35 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Foster Senior Housing Inc. Foster · Providence County |
31 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Narragansett Indian Admin Building County |
25 | 3 | 2 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.