Public water system · RI2000165

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Kingston Center An0

At a glance

Kingston Center An0 (PWSID RI2000165) is an active community water system in Washington County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 77 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDRI2000165

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served77

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program

City servedExeter

StateRhode Island

ZIP—

CountyWashington County

How does Kingston Center An0 compare with other water systems in Washington County?

By EPA's size categories, Kingston Center An0 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,022 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 192,066 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Rhode Island, the 465 active systems average 2,508 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Kingston Center An0 is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Rhode Island has 89 active community water systems, 19% of the state's 465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 428 Rhode Island systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Kingston Center An0?

EPA lists Kingston Center An0 as privately owned. The RI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 150 of the 188 active systems in Washington County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Kingston Center An0 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2017 and October 2023. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-10-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-02-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-06-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Kingston Center An0: frequently asked questions

Who runs Kingston Center An0?

Kingston Center An0 (PWSID RI2000165) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Kingston Center An0 serve?

Kingston Center An0 reports serving 77 people through 1 service connection in Washington County, Rhode Island.

Where does Kingston Center An0 get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Kingston Center An0 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Kingston Center An0's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Kingston Center An0's water quality report?

As a community water system, Kingston Center An0 must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Washington County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Westerly Water Department	Washington	35,298	Community	Groundwater
North Kingstown Town of	Washington	27,732	Community	Groundwater
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc.	Washington	22,347	Community	Groundwater
University of Rhode Island	Washington	19,354	Community	Groundwater
Quonset Business Park	Washington	13,000	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Block Island Water Company	Washington	9,999	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Kingston Center An0, PWSID RI2000165, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/kingston-center-an0-ri2000165 (data as of October 1, 2026).