How many water violations are in Kent County?

Kent County has 2,880 total drinking water violations across 42 water systems, of which 725 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Kent County systems?

Water systems in Kent County serve approximately 180,873 people through 42 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Kent County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 1 of 3 tested systems in Kent County had at least one PFAS detection (33.3% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 42 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Kent County?

Water systems in Kent County use GW (39 systems), SW (3 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 25.2% of Kent County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Kent County in the higher health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Kent County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Kent County ranks #362 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #3 of 5 counties in Rhode Island. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Kent County, Rhode Island

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet RI003 · Kent County 42 sys · 2,880 viol · #362/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-MID 25.2% health
RANK-TOP #362/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-MID 33.3% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 93%
SYS-MID 42 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Bristol County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Kent County ranks #362 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #3 of 5 counties in Rhode Island. See methodology · corpus placement.

Kent County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 25.2% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 33.3% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #362 of 3,254 · #3 of 5 in Rhode Island.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Kent County Water Authority	88,779	32	Detected
Warwick-City Of	73,289	83	Clean
Cne - New London Turnpike Entry Point	9,999	83	Clean
Warwick-Potowomut	2,163	43	-
Exeter-W.greenwich JR/SR High School	906	35	-
Washington Oak Elementary School	660	11	-
Westwood YMCA	610	91	-
Western Coventry Elem School	496	6	-
Central Coventry Park Pavilion	360	10	-
Suzy Q's Summit	350	27	-
Cne - Hopkins Hill Road Entry Point	317	38	-
West Greenwich Travel Center	255	217	-
West Greenwich Condo Assoc.	250	38	-
Hickory Ridge Family Campground	250	97	-
Greene School - Building 1, The	250	13	-
Dans Place	250	15	-
Midville Golf Course	200	88	-
Paige Associates	120	332	-
Alpine Nursing Home	105	15	-
East Greenwich Golf and Country Club	100	68	-
W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed	100	38	-
Water's Edge Campground	100	83	-
Murphys Mobil, Inc.	100	128	-
Mildred E Lineham School	90	16	-
Pine Acres Alr	75	81	-
Oak Embers Campground	69	53	-
Greene School - Building 2 & 3, The	65	15	-
Coventry National Guard	50	249	-
Nutz on Nooseneck	50	84	-
Coventry Mens Club, Inc.	50	137	-
Ayoho Campground	50	53	-
Rochs Fresh Foods Facility	50	5	-
Blueberry Heights Housing Cooperative Co	44	116	-
West Greenwich Town Hall	40	37	-
W. Alton Jones Campus-Uri-Whispering Pin	36	71	-
Greenwich Village Nursery School, Inc.	35	47	-
Classic Motor Lodge, Inc.	35	63	-
Stepping Stone Stables, Inc.	25	127	-
George Melanis Property	25	106	-
St. Joseph's Cemetery	25	5	-
W. Alton Jones Campus-Main Off-Farm Hous	25	14	-
Briggs-Boesch Farm	25	10	-

Compare beyond Rhode Island

Mid-flagged peers for Kent County

Cross-state counties nearest Kent County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,880). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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