WOONSOCKET WATER DIVISION
PWS ID: RI1559518 · WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island 02895
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
45,828
Total Violations
127
Health-Based Violations
37
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 9,776
- County
- Providence
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 65
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 37
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 32 | 1996 |
| Chlorite | MR | 29 | 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 15 | 2019 |
| Fluoride | MR | 11 | 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 10 | 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 6 | 2019 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2016 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 5 | 2019 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2021 |
| Acrylamide | MR | 3 | 2018 |
| Epichlorohydrin | MR | 3 | 2018 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 2016 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/18/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/18/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/18/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0037 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0058 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/18/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/18/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0075 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0067 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/18/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/25/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/25/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/25/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/25/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/25/2023 | 0.0039 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/25/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 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.