Water Service Outages in Rhode Island by City
One system, Providence-City Of, serves about 333,142 people, roughly 31% of everyone on a community water system in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island drinking water record
Busiest year: 2020 (13 violations). Counted by the year the violation period began. Source: EPA SDWIS.
- Community water systems: 89 active systems serve about 1,065,952 people. 61 of them (69%) serve 3,300 people or fewer; 64 draw mainly on groundwater and 25 on surface water.
- Health-based violations since 2015: 92, at 31 systems (35% of all systems). That share is 30th of 50 states (1 = lowest).
- Most common problems: contaminant averages over the limit (53); lead and copper corrosion-control studies (9); E. coli (5). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Largest system: Providence-City Of, about 333,142 people, with 1 health-based violation since 2015. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Housing age: the median Rhode Island home was built in 1962 (US 1980). Older housing stock means more lead service lines left to replace. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)
| System | People served | Main source | Health violations since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-City Of | 333,142 | Surface water | 1 |
| Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na | 98,130 | Surface water | 0 |
| Kent County Water Authority | 94,107 | Bought surface water | 0 |
| Warwick-City Of | 73,289 | Bought surface water | 0 |
| Bristol County Water Authority | 49,000 | Bought surface water | 0 |
| East Providence-City Of | 47,618 | Bought surface water | 3 |
Source: EPA SDWIS.
Rhode Island is 2nd of 3 (1 = lowest share). Source: EPA SDWIS.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Rhode Island, city by city
4 Rhode Island cities on this site and the water utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our water service outage guide.
- Providence Providence Water
- Warwick Warwick Water Division
- Cranston Providence Water
- Pawtucket Pawtucket Water Supply Board
Frequently asked questions
Is there a water service outage in Rhode Island right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Rhode Island in the last 24 hours.
How many public water systems are in Rhode Island?
EPA records list 89 active community water systems in Rhode Island, serving about 1,065,952 people. 69% serve 3,300 people or fewer.
How common are drinking water violations in Rhode Island?
Since 2015, 31 of 89 community water systems in Rhode Island (35%) have had at least one health-based violation, 92 in total.
What is the largest water system in Rhode Island?
Providence-City Of, which EPA records list as serving about 333,142 people.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Rhode Island with Water Service Outages Information
Pawtucket
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 72,592
Pawtucket Water Supply Board
Providence
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 190,934
Providence Water
Warwick
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 82,672
Warwick Water Division