Public water system · RI2980464
ActiveTiverton Rod & Gun Club
At a glance
Tiverton Rod & Gun Club (PWSID RI2980464) is an active transient non-community water system in Newport County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tiverton Rod & Gun Club compare with other water systems in Newport County?
By EPA's size categories, Tiverton Rod & Gun Club is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Newport County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 2,018 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% 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 Tiverton Rod & Gun Club is about 6.9 times 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 Tiverton Rod & Gun Club?
EPA lists Tiverton Rod & Gun Club 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 Tiverton Rod & Gun Club have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. By type: 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved is Groundwater Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Tiverton Rod & Gun Club: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tiverton Rod & Gun Club?
Tiverton Rod & Gun Club (PWSID RI2980464) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Tiverton Rod & Gun Club serve?
Tiverton Rod & Gun Club reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection in Newport County, Rhode Island.
Where does Tiverton Rod & Gun Club 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 Tiverton Rod & Gun Club have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Tiverton Rod & Gun Club'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tiverton Rod & Gun Club's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tiverton Rod & Gun Club 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, “Tiverton Rod & Gun Club, PWSID RI2980464, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/tiverton-rod-gun-club-ri2980464 (data as of October 1, 2026).