Rhode Island

PFAS occurrence in public drinking water systems

UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
29Systems monitored
15With PFAS detected
5,011Results
169Systems listed

Results from entry points (water leaving treatment, not household taps) of public water systems sampled under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. Click a county to see every water system serving it, or turn on service areas and click a location to see the systems that serve that spot.

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Rhode Island water systems sampled under UCMR 5

29 of the 169 public water systems listed for Rhode Island were sampled. Sorted by the highest single result relative to EPA's 2024 limits. Each name links to a page with all of that system's results. All 169 Rhode Island systems, including those not tested · Download all Rhode Island results (CSV, gzip)

SystemPWSIDCityPopulationPFOA (ppt)PFOS (ppt)HIHighest single result
University Of Rhode IslandRI1858422Kingston19,3541651.103PFOA ≥ 3 × its limit
Quonset Business ParkRI1592025North Kingstown13,0001550.86PFOA ≥ 3 × its limit
Westerly Water DepartmentRI1559512Westerly35,298970.002PFOA 1–3 × its limit
North Kingstown Town OfRI1559517North Kingstown27,7328.14.60.322PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Cumberland, Town OfRI1647530Cumberland21,2357.76.70.002PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Kent County Water AuthorityRI1559511West Greenwich94,1077.5<MRL0.002PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Kingston Water DistrictRI1858421West Kingston3,9686.2<MRL0.018PFOA 1–3 × its limit
South Kingstown-South ShoreRI1615623Wakefield6,1706.1<MRL0PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Woonsocket Water DivisionRI1559518Woonsocket45,8285.8<MRL0PFOA 1–3 × its limit
North Tiverton Fire DistrictRI1592018Tiverton8,9695.1<MRL0PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Narragansett Water Dept-North EndRI1858429Narragansett4,4324.340.003PFOA 1–3 × its limit
Jamestown Water DepartmentRI1858419Jamestown3,348<MRL<MRL0Other PFAS detected
Naval Station, NewportRI1000016Newport7,870<MRL<MRL0Other PFAS detected
Newport-City OfRI1592010Newport42,155<MRL<MRL0Other PFAS detected
Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-NaRI1592021Pawtucket98,130<MRL<MRL0Other PFAS detected
Block Island Water CompanyRI1858430Block Island9,999<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Bristol County Water AuthorityRI1647515Warren49,000<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Brown University Health-Ri HospitalRI2980469Newton8,040<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Cne - New London Turnpike Entry PointRI2980453Warwick9,999<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
East Providence-City OfRI1615610East Providence47,961<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Greenville Water DistrictRI1858410Greenville9,500<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Lincoln Water CommissionRI1858423Lincoln21,664<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Narragansett Water System-Point JudithRI1858428Narragansett8,210<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Ponaganset High SchoolRI1583829North Scituate1,600<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictRI1592022Portsmouth17,090<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Providence-City OfRI1592024Providence333,142<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Smithfield Water Supply BoardRI1615616Smithfield9,460<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island IncRI1615624Wakefield21,225<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected
Warwick-City OfRI1615627Warwick73,289<MRL<MRL0No PFAS detected

Highest single result for each system; PFOA and PFOS in ppt (ng/L). Entry-point samples, not tap water; screening comparisons, not compliance determinations.