Public water system · RI1000018
ActiveYawgoog Scout Reservation
At a glance
Yawgoog Scout Reservation (PWSID RI1000018) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Rhode Island. It reports serving 1,200 people through 55 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,200
Service connections
55
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Yawgoog Scout Reservation compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Yawgoog Scout Reservation is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Washington County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is about 17% above the county average of 1,022 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 Yawgoog Scout Reservation is about 8.3 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 8 Rhode Island systems (1.7%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Yawgoog Scout Reservation?
EPA lists Yawgoog Scout Reservation 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 Yawgoog Scout Reservation have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2006 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Yawgoog Scout Reservation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Yawgoog Scout Reservation?
Yawgoog Scout Reservation (PWSID RI1000018) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the RI state drinking water program.
How many people does Yawgoog Scout Reservation serve?
Yawgoog Scout Reservation reports serving 1,200 people through 55 service connections in Washington County, Rhode Island.
Where does Yawgoog Scout Reservation get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Yawgoog Scout Reservation have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Yawgoog Scout Reservation'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the RI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Yawgoog Scout Reservation's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Yawgoog Scout Reservation 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, “Yawgoog Scout Reservation, PWSID RI1000018, Rhode Island”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/rhode-island/yawgoog-scout-reservation-ri1000018 (data as of October 1, 2026).