Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI1583829
Ponaganset High School
Operator location North Scituate, Rhode Island - 65% of 156 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 1,600 served per SDWIS.
- 1,600
- People served (this PWS)
- 156
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 102
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Ponaganset High School standing, high SDWIS violation third
65% of 156 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 65% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #15,399 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Ponaganset High School sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (156), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,600 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 65% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #15,399 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #39 of 73
- Population · RI
- 156
- Total EPA violations on record
- 65%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Non-Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 8
- County
- Providence
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 92
- Monitoring Violations
- 48
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 10
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 92 | 2015 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 33 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 10 | 1996 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 10 | 2021 |
| Public Notice | Other | 6 | 2022 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2012 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Ponaganset High School has 156 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 18% carry more. 65% of this system's own violations are health-based (102 of 156), and it ranks #15,399 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)
156 Higher than most more violations than 82% 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. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/30/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/30/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/30/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/30/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/30/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/30/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/30/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/30/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/30/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/30/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/30/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/30/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Ponaganset High School
102 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for RI1583829.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
156 violations · 1,600 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 near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Ponaganset High School
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