SOUTH KINGSTOWN-SOUTH SHORE
RI · PWS ID RI1615623 · Community water system
100
contaminants tested
18
detected
6,170
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 0.0055 ug/L | 2/4 | 2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0089 ug/L | 2/4 | 2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0061 ug/L | 2/4 | 2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0123 ug/L | 2/4 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 1520 UG/L | 40/40 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Nitrate | 960 UG/L | 24/24 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Lead | 71 UG/L | 21/40 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0120 mg/L | 19/19 | LCR | 2023 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 1260 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Barium | 7 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 11 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Chloroform | 36.4 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Chromium | 6 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| TTHM | 49.6 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 2.22 UG/L | 5/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 0.4700 UG/L | 2/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 1 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Nitrite | 20 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
82 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 and -228)DICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)TrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
SOUTH KINGSTOWN