JAMESTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: RI1858419 · JAMESTOWN, Rhode Island 02835
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
3,348
Total Violations
116
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,573
- County
- Newport
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 5
- Monitoring Violations
- 68
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 17 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 12 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 10 | 2017 |
| Chlorine dioxide | MRDL | 10 | 2016 |
| Atrazine | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Chlorite | MR | 8 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 7 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2006 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 5 | 2017 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2017 |
| Asbestos | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 5 | 2017 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 3 | 2025 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/23/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/23/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/23/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/26/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/26/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/26/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/18/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/18/2023 | 0.0120 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/18/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <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.