WESTERLY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: RI1559512 · WESTERLY, Rhode Island 02891
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
35,298
Total Violations
344
Health-Based Violations
51
Water Source
Groundwater
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 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 28 of 420 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/2/2025 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/2/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/2/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0090 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 9/2/2025 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/2/2025 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/2/2025 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.