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Community Water System · PWS RI1615612

Scituate High School & Middle School

Scituate, Rhode Island 02857 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,426 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,426
People served
89
EPA violations
29
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 89 drinking-water violations at Scituate High School & Middle School, 33% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

89
Total EPA violations on record
33%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,426
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Scituate High School & Middle School

Scituate High School & Middle School is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,426 residents in Scituate, Rhode Island (Providence County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 89 total violations for this system , of which 29 (33%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 60 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 29 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Rhode Island, EPA tracks 463 public water systems serving 1,159,492 people, with 33,766 cumulative violations and 8,949 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 72.9 violations. Statewide, 15 of 29 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (51.7%).

Scituate High School & Middle School's 89 violations sit above the Rhode Island average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,426
Total Violations
89
Health-Based Violations
29
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2
County
Providence
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
29
Monitoring Violations
60
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 29 2015
BHC-GAMMA MR 5 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 2023
Atrazine MR 5 2023
Heptachlor MR 5 2023
Heptachlor epoxide MR 5 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2023
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 2023
Simazine MR 5 2023
LASSO MR 5 2023
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 2023
Methoxychlor MR 5 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 2023

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Scituate High School & Middle School.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID RI1615612 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Rhode Island Drinking Water Authority

Rhode Island's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find RI regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 BHC-GAMMA MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2010
2023 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2035
2023 Atrazine MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2050
2023 Heptachlor MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2065
2023 Heptachlor epoxide MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2067
2023 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2274
2023 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2306
2023 Simazine MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2037
2023 LASSO MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2051
2023 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2042
2023 Methoxychlor MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2015
2023 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 2039
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 29 SDWIS / RI1615612 / 3100

How Scituate High School & Middle School Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Scituate High School & Middle School Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 89 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 29 19.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 51.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,426 2,504 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 463 regulated public water systems in Rhode Island.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Scituate High School & Middle School water safe to drink? ▼
Scituate High School & Middle School (PWS ID: RI1615612) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,426 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Scituate High School & Middle School serve? ▼
Scituate High School & Middle School serves 1,426 people in Scituate, Rhode Island. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Scituate High School & Middle School have? ▼
Scituate High School & Middle School has 89 total violations: 29 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 60 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Scituate High School & Middle School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Scituate High School & Middle School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Scituate High School & Middle School use? ▼
Scituate High School & Middle School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.