Public water system · RI2980030
ActiveScituate Village Plaza
At a glance
Scituate Village Plaza (PWSID RI2980030) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Providence County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 450 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Scituate Village Plaza compare with other water systems in Providence County?
By EPA's size categories, Scituate Village Plaza 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Scituate Village Plaza is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Rhode Island has 81 active non-transient non-community water systems, 17% 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 Scituate Village Plaza?
EPA lists Scituate Village Plaza 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 Scituate Village Plaza have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and January 2019. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Carbofuran, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene and Pentachlorophenol. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | 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.
Scituate Village Plaza: frequently asked questions
Who runs Scituate Village Plaza?
Scituate Village Plaza (PWSID RI2980030) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Scituate Village Plaza serve?
Scituate Village Plaza reports serving 450 people through 1 service connection in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Where does Scituate Village Plaza 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 Scituate Village Plaza have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Scituate Village Plaza'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Scituate Village Plaza's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Scituate Village Plaza is a non-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, “Scituate Village Plaza, PWSID RI2980030, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/scituate-village-plaza-ri2980030 (data as of October 1, 2026).