Water Utility

Bethel Village Water Association

Location Hopkinton, Rhode Island,
RI
Serves 180
Source Groundwater
PWS ID RI1000045

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.92 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
14x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.89 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
6.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.5 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
17x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.96 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
19x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb
This Utility: 2.54 ppt No Legal Limit
363x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.007 ppb
This Utility: 46 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.275 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 1 ppb Legal Limit: 100 ppb
This Utility: 0.295 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 1.18 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 2.41 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt
This Utility: 0.447 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt
This Utility: 1.94 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt
This Utility: 0.597 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.3 ppt
This Utility: 1.2 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 2 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+7 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 5 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+10 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total PFOS and PFOA
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Chloroform
Chromium (total)
Fluoride
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Perfluoropentanoic Acid (PFPeA)

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