Is UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Rhode Island · PWSID RI1858422 · Ground water
Population served
19,354
Cities served
SOUTH KINGSTOWN
State / jurisdiction
Rhode Island (RI)
PWSID
RI1858422
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
198 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOAregulated
16.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
9.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
8.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
7.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFNAregulated
7.0
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHpA
6.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
5.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxSregulated
4.0
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 198 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
WHY THIS FOR UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · Chosen for UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND because PFAS was detected at 16 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 198 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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