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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2000145

Crandall House-SR. Citizens

Ashaway, Rhode Island 02804 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
96
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 96 drinking-water violations at Crandall House-SR. Citizens, 5% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

96
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Crandall House-SR. Citizens

Crandall House-SR. Citizens is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Ashaway, Rhode Island (Washington County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 96 total violations for this system , of which 5 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 87 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 16 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%).

Crandall House-SR. Citizens's 96 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
30
Total Violations
96
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
87
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 16 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2025
Nitrate MCL 5 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2020
Styrene MR 3 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2020
Toluene MR 3 2020
Public Notice Other 3 2025
Benzene MR 3 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2020

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 Crandall House-SR. Citizens.

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 RI2000145 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
2025 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 1040
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 5000
2025 Nitrate MCL 5 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 1040
2025 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 7500
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2378
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2964
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2976
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2977
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2981
2020 Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2982
2020 CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2989
2020 Styrene MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2996
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2985
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2992
2020 Toluene MR 3 SDWIS / RI2000145 / 2991

How Crandall House-SR. Citizens Compares

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

Metric Crandall House-SR. Citizens Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 96 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 30 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 Crandall House-SR. Citizens water safe to drink?
Crandall House-SR. Citizens (PWS ID: RI2000145) has 96 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Crandall House-SR. Citizens serve?
Crandall House-SR. Citizens serves 30 people in Ashaway, Rhode Island. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Crandall House-SR. Citizens have?
Crandall House-SR. Citizens has 96 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Crandall House-SR. Citizens water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Crandall House-SR. Citizens under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Crandall House-SR. Citizens use?
Crandall House-SR. Citizens uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.
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.