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Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violations in Rhode Island

12 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation in the past three years. What Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Dichloroacetic acid is a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Long-term exposure to trichloroacetic acid may also increase cancer risk. Animal studies show liver, kidney, and reproductive effects at high doses.

Systems with a Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bristol County Water Authority
Barrington, Bristol, Warren · Bristol County
49,000 1 0
Woonsocket Water Division
Woonsocket · Providence County
45,828 2 0
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island INC
South Kingstown · Washington County
21,225 1 0
Quonset Business Park
North Kingstown · Washington County
13,000 6 0
Cne New London Turnpike Entry Point
Coventry · Kent County
9,999 2 1
South Kingstown-South Shore
South Kingstown · Washington County
6,170 1 0
Jamestown Water Department
Jamestown · Newport County
3,348 2 0
Stone Bridge Fire District
Tiverton · Newport County
2,793 5 1
Dowling Village
North Smithfield · Providence County
2,720 3 0
Cne Hopkins Hill Road Entry Point
Coventry · Kent County
317 2 1
Exeter Job Corps Center
Exeter · Washington County
300 6 2
Ladd Center Water System
Exeter · Washington County
129 4 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.