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PROVIDENCE-CITY OF

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System Snapshot

Available system-level context

This snapshot shows the identity and context fields currently available for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF (PWSID RI1592024). Read it with the source links and limitations below.

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System identity

PWSID
RI1592024
State
Rhode Island
Linked communities
Providence, Cranston, and North Providence
County context
Not listed in current record
System type
Community water system
Source water
Surface water
Population served context
333,142
Service connections
Not listed in current record
Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Data updated
2026-07-28

EPA ECHO listed 333,142 people for active PWSID RI1592024 when reviewed on July 28, 2026. Treat this as system-inventory context, not proof of service for an address or a current customer count.

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Report-Listed Rows

Report-listed rows summarized from the latest reviewed report

2 report-listed rows are summarized for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF. A listed row is not the same thing as a current advisory or household tap result.

Report year
2025
Rows summarized
2
Source tables represented
1
Scope
Past reporting period
Report-row preview from the latest reviewed report for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF
Substance and testing periodReported valueRange in reportLimit or standardSource tableReport-printed status
BariumTesting period: 20250.006 ppmAmount detectedNAMCL: 2; MCLG: 2Regulated SubstancesPage 5Typical source, as printed: Erosion of natural depositsViolation: No, as printed for this report period
ChlorineTesting period: 20250.49 ppmAmount detected<0.01–1.12MRDL: [4]; MRDLG: [4]Regulated SubstancesPage 5Typical source, as printed: Water additive used to control microbesViolation: No, as printed for this report period

Report row

Barium

Range in report
NA
Amount detected
0.006 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 2; MCLG: 2
Report-printed status
Violation: No, as printed for this report period

Source · Page 5

Regulated Substances

Typical source, as printed: Erosion of natural deposits

Report row

Chlorine

Range in report
<0.01–1.12 ppm
Amount detected
0.49 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MRDL: [4]; MRDLG: [4]
Report-printed status
Violation: No, as printed for this report period

Source · Page 5

Regulated Substances

Typical source, as printed: Water additive used to control microbes

Source report notes

Source: Providence Water 2025 Annual Water Quality Report. Retrieved 2026-07-28.

  • Applies to: Barium, Chlorine

    reported transcription from the Providence Water 2025 report table on page 5. Values describe the 2025 report period and do not establish current conditions, compliance, advisories, safety, or conditions at a household tap.

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Violation Records

Violation records shown on this page

This section shows 0 system-scoped violation detail records currently included for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF. Annual reports and current notices can use different timing and terminology.

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Source notes for this system mention violation-related context, but this page does not currently display separate system-scoped violation detail records.

Important limitation

Profile summary note

This page summarizes public records reviewed by this site. It does not replace official notices, utility updates, or state drinking water information.

System profile limitations

  • The bounded preview shows only Barium and Chlorine from the 2025 annual report. These values are not a current compliance, advisory, safety, or household-tap conclusion.
  • For the remaining results, definitions, and footnotes, read the linked official 2025 annual report.
  • Address-level service can vary. Confirm the serving provider with a bill, account portal, utility, city, or state source.
  • The 2018 water-supply plan describes all of Providence and portions of Cranston and North Providence in the retail service area. Historical lead, compliance, demand, and performance statements from that plan are not carried into this profile.
  • No system-scoped current violation inventory was approved for this packet. Data limited is retained rather than converted into a violation-free or compliant claim.
  • This page shows summarized entries from the available report. It does not include a complete contaminant or violation table.
  • Missing fields are not findings. They mean the field is not shown on this page from the records currently available.
  • This page summarizes available public records. It may not include every update, notice, or urgent official advisory.

Latest Reviewed Report

Latest reviewed report found by this site

The 2025 report found for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF summarizes a past reporting period. It is not a live alert page.

Utility reportReport data updated:

2025 Annual Water Quality Report

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The 2025 report link is available for PROVIDENCE-CITY OF. Use the linked source report for the full table, definitions, footnotes, and official context. This page includes summarized entries from the available report. They are not a complete copy of the report table.

Report year
2025
Summarized entries shown
2
Source name
Providence Water 2025 Annual Water Quality Report
Source URL
Open report source
Source retrieved
2026-07-28
Last reviewed
2026-07-28

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Data coverage

This page summarizes selected public records for this public water system. It may not include every report, update, current notice, or address-level service detail.

Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Report-listed rows
2 summarized report entries shown
Detailed violation records
No detailed system-scoped records displayed
Population served
Listed from reviewed source
Service connections
Not listed in current record
City context
Providence, Cranston, and North Providence
County context
Not listed in current record

Local Context

City and state context for this system

PROVIDENCE-CITY OF is linked here to Providence, Cranston, and North Providence for navigation. That relationship does not confirm the provider for a specific address; use a bill, utility portal, or official lookup source.

Linked local context

Linked communities
Providence, Cranston, and North Providence
County context
Not listed in current record
State context
Rhode Island

Related Explainers

Related contaminants and guides

Use these explainers with PROVIDENCE-CITY OF's report year, source table, and official report. Links are limited to existing guide and contaminant pages.

Disinfectants

Chlorine

Chlorine is a drinking-water disinfectant used to control microbes. It is not the same topic as the disinfection byproducts HAA5 or TTHM.

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Metals and inorganic chemicals

Barium

Barium is a regulated inorganic contaminant. A report row supplies a system, period, unit, criterion, result, and printed status rather than a current household conclusion.

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