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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2980383

New England Farms

Harrisville, Rhode Island 02830 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 75 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

75
People served
546
EPA violations
33
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 546 drinking-water violations at New England Farms, 6% of them health-based - above the Rhode Island per-system average.

546
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
75
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New England Farms

New England Farms is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 75 residents in Harrisville, Rhode Island (Providence County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 546 total violations for this system , of which 33 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 503 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 33 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

New England Farms's 546 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
75
Total Violations
546
Health-Based Violations
33
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Providence
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
33
Monitoring Violations
503
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 33 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 31 2014
Xylenes, Total MR 21 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 21 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 21 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 21 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 2020
Benzene MR 21 2020
Toluene MR 21 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 21 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 21 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 21 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 21 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 21 2020
Styrene MR 21 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
E. COLI MR 15 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 2021
Nitrate MR 5 2022

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 New England Farms.

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 RI2980383 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 1040
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 8000
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2955
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2976
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2979
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2980
2020 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2983
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2984
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2985
2020 Benzene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2991
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2992
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2378
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 SDWIS / RI2980383 / 2964

How New England Farms Compares

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

Metric New England Farms Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 546 72.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 33 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 75 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 New England Farms water safe to drink? ▼
New England Farms (PWS ID: RI2980383) has 546 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 75 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New England Farms serve? ▼
New England Farms serves 75 people in Harrisville, Rhode Island. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does New England Farms have? ▼
New England Farms has 546 total violations: 33 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 503 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New England Farms water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New England Farms under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New England Farms use? ▼
New England Farms 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.