Public water system · RI2980488
ActiveSaint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church
At a glance
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church (PWSID RI2980488) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 101 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
101
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,022 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 192,066 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 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church is about 30% 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 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church?
EPA lists Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church 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. 150 of the 188 active systems in Washington County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2026 and February 2026. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church?
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church (PWSID RI2980488) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church serve?
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church reports serving 101 people through 1 service connection in Washington County, Rhode Island.
Where does Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church 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 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church 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 Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly Water Department | Washington | 35,298 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Kingstown Town of | Washington | 27,732 | Community | Groundwater |
| Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc. | Washington | 22,347 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Rhode Island | Washington | 19,354 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quonset Business Park | Washington | 13,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Block Island Water Company | Washington | 9,999 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, PWSID RI2980488, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/saint-kateri-tekakwitha-catholic-church-ri2980488 (data as of October 1, 2026).