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Briggs Beach, Inc..

At a glance

Briggs Beach, Inc.. (PWSID RI2753324) is an active transient non-community water system in Newport County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017.

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

Population served

250

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDRI2753324
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served250
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program
City servedLittle Compton
StateRhode Island
ZIP—
CountyNewport County

How does Briggs Beach, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Newport County?

By EPA's size categories, Briggs Beach, Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Newport County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,018 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 94,859 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 Briggs Beach, Inc.. is about 74% 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 Briggs Beach, Inc..?

EPA lists Briggs Beach, Inc.. 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. 38 of the 47 active systems in Newport County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Briggs Beach, Inc.. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and August 2017. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2017-08-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2011-09-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1991-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 4 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.

Briggs Beach, Inc..: frequently asked questions

Who runs Briggs Beach, Inc..?

Briggs Beach, Inc.. (PWSID RI2753324) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Briggs Beach, Inc.. serve?

Briggs Beach, Inc.. reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Newport County, Rhode Island.

Where does Briggs Beach, Inc.. 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 Briggs Beach, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. 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 Briggs Beach, Inc..'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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Briggs Beach, Inc..'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Briggs Beach, Inc.. 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 Newport County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Newport-City ofNewport42,155CommunitySurface water
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictNewport17,090CommunityPurchased surface water
North Tiverton Fire DistrictNewport8,969CommunityPurchased surface water
Naval Station, NewportNewport7,870CommunityPurchased surface water
Jamestown Water DepartmentNewport3,348CommunitySurface water
Tiverton Water Authority, Town HallNewport3,213CommunityPurchased 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, “Briggs Beach, Inc.., PWSID RI2753324, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/briggs-beach-inc-ri2753324 (data as of October 1, 2026).