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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2000139

Partners Auto Auction RI

Putnam, Rhode Island 06260 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
120
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 120 drinking-water violations at Partners Auto Auction RI, 21% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

120
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Partners Auto Auction RI

Partners Auto Auction RI is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Putnam, Rhode Island (Providence County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 120 total violations for this system , of which 25 (21%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 32 violations (MR). 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%).

Partners Auto Auction RI's 120 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
25
Total Violations
120
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Providence
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 32 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 26 2019
E. COLI MR 15 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 1991
Nitrate MR 10 1992
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 6 2023
Public Notice Other 6 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 2024

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 Partners Auto Auction RI.

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 RI2000139 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 6 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 7500
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 26 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 32 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 3100
1992 Nitrate MR 10 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 1040
1991 Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 SDWIS / RI2000139 / 3100

How Partners Auto Auction RI Compares

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

Metric Partners Auto Auction RI Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 120 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 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 25 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 Partners Auto Auction RI water safe to drink? ▼
Partners Auto Auction RI (PWS ID: RI2000139) has 120 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Partners Auto Auction RI serve? ▼
Partners Auto Auction RI serves 25 people in Putnam, Rhode Island. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Partners Auto Auction RI have? ▼
Partners Auto Auction RI has 120 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Partners Auto Auction RI water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Partners Auto Auction RI under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Partners Auto Auction RI use? ▼
Partners Auto Auction RI uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.