Public water system · RI2980254

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Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2

At a glance

Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 (PWSID RI2980254) is an active transient non-community water system in Providence County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 990 people through 408 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

990

Service connections

408

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDRI2980254

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served990

Service connections408

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program

City servedGlocester

StateRhode Island

ZIP—

CountyProvidence County

How does Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 compare with other water systems in Providence County?

By EPA's size categories, Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Providence County has 182 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,535 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 643,368 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 Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 is about 6.9 times 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 Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2?

EPA lists Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 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. 139 of the 182 active systems in Providence County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2020 and September 2025. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-09-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-06-21	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-11-08	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2024-05-03	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-05-06	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-10-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-04-28	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-04-07	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-10-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-08-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2?

Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 (PWSID RI2980254) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 serve?

Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 reports serving 990 people through 408 service connections in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Where does Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 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 Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2's 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2 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 Providence County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Providence-City of	Providence	333,142	Community	Surface water
Pawtucket Water Supply Board Veolia-Na	Providence	98,130	Community	Surface water
East Providence-City of	Providence	47,618	Community	Purchased surface water
Woonsocket Water Division	Providence	45,828	Community	Surface water
Lincoln Water Commission	Providence	21,664	Community	Purchased surface water
Cumberland, Town of	Providence	21,235	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Bowdish Lake Camping Area, Brown 1 & 2, PWSID RI2980254, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/bowdish-lake-camping-area-brown-1-2-ri2980254 (data as of October 1, 2026).