Pollution in Kent County, Rhode Island

Kent County contains 124 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 14 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $10.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 468 lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Rhode Island state average of 137 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities14reporters
EPA Facilities124regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Picillo FarmCoventryReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Pease & Curren IncWarwick190Compliant
New England Union Co., Inc.West Warwick100Compliant
James A Murphy & Son (Ri)Warwick64Compliant
Advanced Chemical CoWarwick47Compliant
National Chain Co.Warwick35Penalties
P & B ManufacturingWarwick22Compliant
Boston Scientific Corp.Coventry8Compliant
Semiconductor Component Industries Of RiEast Greenwich2Penalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Sears StoreWarwick$2.5k2023-06-19
Warwick Storm Sewer SystemWarwick$02022-12-12
Butler Waste DisposalWarwick$02022-06-06
F & G Auto Salvage, Inc.Exeter$02021-11-02
Arlington Rv Supercenter, Inc.East Greenwich$02025-07-31
Brookfield Hills Service Center IncWest Warwick$02024-03-11