Public water system · RI2980439

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Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge

At a glance

Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge (PWSID RI2980439) is an active transient non-community water system in Newport County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDRI2980439

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served300

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyRI state drinking water program

City servedMiddletown

StateRhode Island

ZIP—

CountyNewport County

How does Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge compare with other water systems in Newport County?

By EPA's size categories, Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge 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 Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge is about twice 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 Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge?

EPA lists Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge 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 Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and April 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2022-04-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge?

Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge (PWSID RI2980439) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.

How many people does Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge serve?

Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in Newport County, Rhode Island.

Where does Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge 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 Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge 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, “Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge, PWSID RI2980439, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/sachuest-point-natl-wildlife-refuge-ri2980439 (data as of October 1, 2026).