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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2980251

Water's Edge Campground

Coventry, Rhode Island 02816 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
83
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 83 drinking-water violations at Water's Edge Campground, 17% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

83
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Water's Edge Campground

Water's Edge Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Coventry, Rhode Island (Kent County) through 52 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 83 total violations for this system , of which 14 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 49 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 22 violations (MON). 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%).

Water's Edge Campground's 83 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
100
Total Violations
83
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
52
County
Kent
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
49
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 20 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 9 2016
Nitrite MR 6 2020
Nitrate MR 5 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2013

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 Water's Edge Campground.

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 RI2980251 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 20 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 8000
2020 Nitrite MR 6 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 1041
2020 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 1040
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 9 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / RI2980251 / 3100

How Water's Edge Campground Compares

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

Metric Water's Edge Campground Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 83 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 Water's Edge Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Water's Edge Campground (PWS ID: RI2980251) has 83 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 Water's Edge Campground serve? ▼
Water's Edge Campground serves 100 people in Coventry, Rhode Island. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 52 service connections.
What type of violations does Water's Edge Campground have? ▼
Water's Edge Campground has 83 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 49 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Water's Edge Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Water's Edge Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Water's Edge Campground use? ▼
Water's Edge Campground 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.