Public water system · RI1647514
ActivePrudence Park Water Coop
At a glance
Prudence Park Water Coop (PWSID RI1647514) is an active transient non-community water system in Newport County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 40 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prudence Park Water Coop compare with other water systems in Newport County?
By EPA's size categories, Prudence Park Water Coop 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 less than 0.1% 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 Prudence Park Water Coop is well below 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 Prudence Park Water Coop?
EPA lists Prudence Park Water Coop 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 Prudence Park Water Coop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Prudence Park Water Coop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prudence Park Water Coop?
Prudence Park Water Coop (PWSID RI1647514) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Prudence Park Water Coop serve?
Prudence Park Water Coop reports serving 40 people through 18 service connections in Newport County, Rhode Island.
Where does Prudence Park Water Coop 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 Prudence Park Water Coop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Prudence Park Water Coop'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prudence Park Water Coop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prudence Park Water Coop 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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport-City of | Newport | 42,155 | Community | Surface water |
| Portsmouth Water & Fire District | Newport | 17,090 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Tiverton Fire District | Newport | 8,969 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Naval Station, Newport | Newport | 7,870 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jamestown Water Department | Newport | 3,348 | Community | Surface water |
| Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall | Newport | 3,213 | 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, “Prudence Park Water Coop, PWSID RI1647514, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/prudence-park-water-coop-ri1647514 (data as of October 1, 2026).