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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2980172

W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed

Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
38
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 38 drinking-water violations at W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed, 32% of them health-based - below the Rhode Island per-system average.

38
Total EPA violations on record
32%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed

W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Kingston, Rhode Island (Kent County) through 11 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 38 total violations for this system , of which 12 (32%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 15 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 15 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%).

W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed's 38 violations sit below 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
100
Total Violations
38
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
11
County
Kent
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
15
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 6 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 W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed.

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 RI2980172 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 MCL 6 SDWIS / RI2980172 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 SDWIS / RI2980172 / 8000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / RI2980172 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / RI2980172 / 3100

How W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed Compares

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

Metric W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 38 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 100 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 W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed water safe to drink? ▼
W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed (PWS ID: RI2980172) has 38 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed serve? ▼
W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed serves 100 people in Kingston, Rhode Island. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 11 service connections.
What type of violations does W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed have? ▼
W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed has 38 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 15 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed use? ▼
W. Alton Jones Campus - Environmental Ed 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.