CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT
PWSID: RI1647512 · Charlestown, RI · Serves 470 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT (PWSID RI1647512) in Charlestown, RI is listed as a CWS water system covering about 470 people. The same extract lists 7 health-based violation records spanning 1994-2025. Those 7 health-based rows for CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT cover contaminants such as Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT has 7 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 2 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule. Recorded violations span 1994–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Rhode Island drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Rhode Island state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- RI1647512
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Charlestown, RI
- Population Served
- 470
- Health Violations
- Yes (7)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 4 | 4 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | 3 | 3 |
Violation History (7)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1994 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT on cumulative violation count (7) and EPA-reported population served (470). Violation-count peers include SANTEE UTILITY COMMISSION, CHEFORNAK WATER SYSTEM, LYNN WATER WORKS.
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About This Data
CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT (RI1647512) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include WESTERLY WATER DEPARTMENT; NORTH KINGSTOWN TOWN OF; UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND; NARRAGANSETT WATER SYSTEM-POINT JUDITH. Health-based rows (7 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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