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Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall

At a glance

Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall (PWSID RI1900042) is an active community water system in Newport County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 3,213 people through 709 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2007.

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

Population served

3,213

Service connections

709

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDRI1900042

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,213

Service connections709

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program

City servedTiverton

StateRhode Island

ZIP—

CountyNewport County

How does Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall compare with other water systems in Newport County?

By EPA's size categories, Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Newport County has 47 active public water systems, and Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 59% above the county average of 2,018 people per system, and accounts for 3.4% of the 94,859 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 Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall is about half of 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 21 Rhode Island systems (4.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall?

EPA lists Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall as owned by a local government. 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. 7 of the 47 active systems in Newport County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2007. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and December 2007. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2007-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-12-12	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2003-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall?

Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall (PWSID RI1900042) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall serve?

Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall reports serving 3,213 people through 709 service connections in Newport County, Rhode Island.

Where does Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2007. 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 Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall'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. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall's water quality report?

As a community water system, Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall 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 Newport County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Newport-City of	Newport	42,155	Community	Surface water
Portsmouth Water & Fire District	Newport	17,090	Community	Purchased surface water
North Tiverton Fire District	Newport	8,969	Community	Purchased surface water
Naval Station, Newport	Newport	7,870	Community	Purchased surface water
Jamestown Water Department	Newport	3,348	Community	Surface water
Stone Bridge Fire District	Newport	2,793	Community	Surface water

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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, “Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall, PWSID RI1900042, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/tiverton-water-authority-town-hall-ri1900042 (data as of October 1, 2026).