Public water system · RI2943217

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Cadys Tavern

At a glance

Cadys Tavern (PWSID RI2943217) is an active transient non-community water system in Providence 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

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

Population served

250

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDRI2943217

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served250

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program

City servedGlocester

StateRhode Island

ZIP—

CountyProvidence County

How does Cadys Tavern compare with other water systems in Providence County?

By EPA's size categories, Cadys Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 less than 0.1% 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 Cadys Tavern 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 Cadys Tavern?

EPA lists Cadys Tavern 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 Cadys Tavern have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and December 2023. By type: 8 monitoring, 2 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2023-12-25	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-05-22	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2022-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-04-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	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.

Cadys Tavern: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cadys Tavern?

Cadys Tavern (PWSID RI2943217) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Cadys Tavern serve?

Cadys Tavern reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Where does Cadys Tavern 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 Cadys Tavern 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 December 2023. 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 Cadys Tavern'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 December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cadys Tavern's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cadys Tavern 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, “Cadys Tavern, PWSID RI2943217, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/cadys-tavern-ri2943217 (data as of October 1, 2026).