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Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Department of Health

 

 

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Program Activities
Office of Drinking Water Quality
3 Capitol Hill
Room 209
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-6867
FAX: (401) 222-6953
June Swallow, PE, Chief

 

 

Office of Drinking Water Quality

MONITORING Public Water Supplies

Transient Non-Community Monitoring Requirements

Transient Non-Community Public Water Systems can expect the following approximate sampling costs:

  • Initial monitoring: Total and Fecal Coliform Bacteria, Nitrate, Inorganic Chemicals, Heavy Metals, Cyanide, and VOC - $600.00
  • Quarterly after system begins operations: Total and Fecal Coliform Bacteria - $50.00
  • Annually Nitrate/Nitrite - $20.00

For monitoring details, please refer to the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Public Drinking Water.

Other costs/requirements associated with the Public Water System license are:

License Fee: $150.00

 

 

 

Highlights

List of in-state laboratories licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Health that test potable (drinking) water

Public Workshops
for Source Water Assessment, Private Wells etc.
URI Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program