Physical & aggregate · 2025
Turbidity in Providence, RI tap water
Providence, RI's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.24 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Providence, RI's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Providence, RI tap water?
Yes — Providence, RI's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.24 NTU. Providence, RI's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Providence, RI water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ri/providence/2025/source.