Community Water System · PWS RI1559512
Westerly Water Department
Operator location Westerly, Rhode Island - UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 344 violations and 35,298 people served.
- 35,298
- People served (this PWS)
- 344
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 51
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 7 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Westerly Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 15% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #1,579 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Westerly Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (344), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (35,298; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 15% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #1,579 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #9 of 73
- Population · RI
- 344
- Total EPA violations on record
- 15%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 14,800
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 51
- Monitoring Violations
- 263
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 51 | 2012 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 24 | 2012 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 17 | 2024 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 16 | 2020 |
| Nitrate | MR | 13 | 1991 |
| E. COLI | MR | 13 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 10 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 6 | 2015 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 5 | 2006 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2006 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Benzene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Toluene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Styrene | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Westerly Water Department has 344 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 8% carry more. 15% of this system's own violations are health-based (51 of 344), and it ranks #1,579 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
344 Higher than most more violations than 92% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 28 of 406 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/2/2025 | 4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/2/2025 | 6.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/2/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/2/2025 | 3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/2/2025 | 3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/2/2025 | 6.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/2/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/2/2025 | 9.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFBS | 9/2/2025 | 3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/2/2025 | 3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/2/2025 | 5.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/2/2025 | 5.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Westerly Water Department
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS RI1559512 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
344 violations · 35,298 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Westerly Water Department
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