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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS RI2980413

Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St

East Weymouth, Rhode Island 02189 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
39
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 39 drinking-water violations at Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St, 13% of them health-based - below the Rhode Island per-system average.

39
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St

Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in East Weymouth, Rhode Island (Providence County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 39 total violations for this system , of which 5 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 21 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrite, recorded in 10 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%).

Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St's 39 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
25
Total Violations
39
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Providence
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrite MR 10 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 2020
Nitrate MR 6 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 2020
E. COLI MR 5 2020
Public Notice Other 3 2018

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 Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St.

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 RI2980413 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
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 8000
2020 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 3014
2018 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 7500
2011 Nitrite MR 10 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 1041
2008 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / RI2980413 / 1040

How Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St Compares

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

Metric Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St Rhode Island avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 39 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 25 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 Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St water safe to drink? ▼
Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St (PWS ID: RI2980413) has 39 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St serve? ▼
Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St serves 25 people in East Weymouth, Rhode Island. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St have? ▼
Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St has 39 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St use? ▼
Rocky Mountain Spring Water Co-Front St 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.