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Community Water System · PWS RI2000165

Kingston Center An0

Bronx, Rhode Island 10470 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 77 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

77
People served
87
EPA violations
49
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 87 drinking-water violations at Kingston Center An0, 56% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

87
Total EPA violations on record
56%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
77
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kingston Center An0

Kingston Center An0 is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 77 residents in Bronx, Rhode Island (Washington County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 87 total violations for this system , of which 49 (56%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 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 Lead and Copper Rule, 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%).

Kingston Center An0's 87 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
77
Total Violations
87
Health-Based Violations
49
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
38
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 16 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 1992
Lead and Copper Rule TT 11 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 10 2010
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 10 2010
Public Notice Other 9 2023
Beryllium, Total MCL 6 2008

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 Kingston Center An0.

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 RI2000165 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 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 7500
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 16 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 5000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule TT 11 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 5000
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 7000
2010 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 10 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 4000
2010 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 10 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 4010
2008 Beryllium, Total MCL 6 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 1075
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / RI2000165 / 3100

How Kingston Center An0 Compares

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

Metric Kingston Center An0 Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 87 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 49 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 77 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 Kingston Center An0 water safe to drink? ▼
Kingston Center An0 (PWS ID: RI2000165) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 77 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kingston Center An0 serve? ▼
Kingston Center An0 serves 77 people in Bronx, Rhode Island. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Kingston Center An0 have? ▼
Kingston Center An0 has 87 total violations: 49 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kingston Center An0 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kingston Center An0 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kingston Center An0 use? ▼
Kingston Center An0 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.