East Providence-City Of, RI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.3 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
East Providence-City Of serves about 47,961 people through 15,605 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Providence County, Rhode Island. EPA system ID: RI1615610; phone on file: 401-435-7701. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
East Providence-City Of's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0.9 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Providence-City Of is 4.2 ppb across 10 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.3 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.9 ppb |
| 2024 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.8 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2018 | 4.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
How East Providence-City Of compares
Of the 78 Rhode Island systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.1 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 17 have gone over at some point. East Providence-City Of's 0.3 ppb sits at the 32nd percentile in Rhode Island and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
24 other systems share Providence County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Providence-City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Providence-City Of | 333,142 | 1.7 ppb |
| Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na | 98,130 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woonsocket Water Division | 45,828 | 6.6 ppb |
| Lincoln Water Commission | 21,664 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cumberland, Town Of | 21,235 | 0 (not detected) |
| Greenville Water District | 9,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Smithfield Water Supply Board | 9,460 | 0 (not detected) |
| Clear River Electric And Water District | 6,000 | 1.3 ppb |
| Slatersville Public Supply | 3,403 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dowling Village | 2,720 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; East Providence, RI may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask East Providence-City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.