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Xylenes, Total violations in Rhode Island

9 active public water systems in Rhode Island had a Xylenes, Total violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Xylenes, Total is and why it matters.

Health effects: Short-term exposure above the MCL can cause nervous system effects including headache, dizziness, and impaired coordination. Chronic exposure is associated with liver and kidney damage. EPA has not classified total xylenes as human carcinogens. The general population is at risk; children may be more sensitive to neurological effects.

Systems with a Xylenes, Total violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Wood River Health Services
Hopkinton · Washington County
150 3 0
Westerly Water Department
Westerly · Washington County
35,298 2 0
Prudence Island Water District
Portsmouth · Newport County
1,500 4 0
Wrights Farm Corp.
Burrillville · Providence County
1,125 2 0
Central Beach Fire District
Charlestown · Washington County
470 6 1
Foster Xtra Mart
Foster · Providence County
220 3 0
Bethel Village Water Assn
Hopkinton · Washington County
180 11 1
Chimera INC
Glocester · Providence County
133 3 0
Coventry National Guard
Coventry · Kent County
50 3 2
About this data

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