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Is Narragansett Pier, RI tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Narragansett Pier, 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.

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The short answer

3 of the 3 utilities serving Narragansett Pier have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc, Narragansett Water Dept - North End and Narragansett Water System - Point Judith.

Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 72.9 ppb, above the legal limit.

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 Narragansett Pier’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Narragansett Pier

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 Narragansett Pier, 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 Narragansett Pier

Which ZIP codes are in Narragansett Pier: 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.

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