Public water system · RI2519415
ActiveBlue Shutters
At a glance
Blue Shutters (PWSID RI2519415) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blue Shutters compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Blue Shutters is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,022 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 192,066 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Rhode Island, the 465 active systems average 2,508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Blue Shutters is about 39% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Rhode Island has 295 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 428 Rhode Island systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Blue Shutters?
EPA lists Blue Shutters as privately owned. The RI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 150 of the 188 active systems in Washington County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Blue Shutters have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2009 and May 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-05 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-09-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Blue Shutters: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blue Shutters?
Blue Shutters (PWSID RI2519415) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Blue Shutters serve?
Blue Shutters reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Washington County, Rhode Island.
Where does Blue Shutters get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Blue Shutters have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Blue Shutters' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blue Shutters' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blue Shutters is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly Water Department | Washington | 35,298 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Kingstown Town of | Washington | 27,732 | Community | Groundwater |
| Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc. | Washington | 22,347 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Rhode Island | Washington | 19,354 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quonset Business Park | Washington | 13,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Block Island Water Company | Washington | 9,999 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Blue Shutters, PWSID RI2519415, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/blue-shutters-ri2519415 (data as of October 1, 2026).