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Is Greenville, RI tap water safe?

4 utilities serve Greenville, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

3 of the 4 utilities serving Greenville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: City of Providence -, Smithfield Water Supply Board and Dowling Village.

Greenville Water District, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Greenville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Greenville

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Rhode Island certifies.

The 3 labs Rhode Island certifies closest to Greenville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

All 6 certified labs for Rhode Island

ZIP codes in Greenville

Which ZIP codes are in Greenville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: RIDOH, certified drinking water testing labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Greenville

Other towns in Providence County with a page of their own.

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