Question 1

Is Kensington Dormitory water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Kensington Dormitory (PWS ID: MP0000083) has 96 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 260 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Kensington Dormitory serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Kensington Dormitory serves 260 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Saipan or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

Question 3

What type of violations does Kensington Dormitory have?

Accepted Answer

Kensington Dormitory has 96 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 92 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Kensington Dormitory water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Kensington Dormitory under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Kensington Dormitory use?

Accepted Answer

Kensington Dormitory uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Kensington Dormitory's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Kensington Dormitory has 96 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 72% of that cohort has fewer violations than Kensington Dormitory. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	8	2006
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	6	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2007
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2007
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2020
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2020
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2020
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2020
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2020
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2020
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2020
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2020
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2020
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2020
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2020
Benzene	MR	2	2020
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2020
Styrene	MR	2	2020
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2020
Toluene	MR	2	2020
Endrin	MR	1	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	2001
Dalapon	MR	1	2001
Endothall	MR	1	2001
Glyphosate	MR	1	2001

Kensington Dormitory

Kensington Dormitory standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Kensington Dormitory

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load