Prudence Island Water District

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Prudence Island Water District (RI1592023): 74 EPA violations in the last five years. Although 74 violations appeared on Prudence Island Water District's record, all have been remedied - currently compliant, 1,500 served.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Prudence Island Water District (EPA ID: RI1592023) is a community water system in Rhode Island that serves approximately 1,500 people from groundwater sources.

This system provides water to 2 ZIP codes across 2 communities.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 74 resolved, 0 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by RI or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 02871 - Portsmouth
• 02872 - Prudence Island

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Prudence Island Water District (RI1592023) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prudence Island Water District water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Prudence Island Water District; its 74 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Prudence Island Water District serve?

Prudence Island Water District serves approximately 1,500 people across 2 ZIP codes in Rhode Island.

Where does Prudence Island Water District get its water?

The primary water source is groundwater.

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