Pollution in Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County contains 471 EPA-regulated facilities, 18 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 7 Superfund sites and 54 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $4.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 195.5k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Rhode Island state average of 137 per county.

Superfund7NPL sites
TRI Facilities54reporters
EPA Facilities471regulated
Sig. Violators18current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Central LandfillJohnstonReady for anticipated reuse
Centredale Manor Restoration ProjectNorth ProvidenceCleanup underway
Western Sand GravelBurrillvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Landfill Resource Recovery Inc L RrNorth SmithfieldConstruction complete
Peterson Puritan IncLincoln/CumberlandCleanup underway
Davis Liquid WasteSmithfieldCleanup underway
Stamina MillsNorth Smithfield (Forestdale)Ready for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Ocean State PowerBurrillville,171.6kCompliant
Exxonmobil CorporationEast Providence4.6kCompliant
Fiberglass Fabricators, Inc.Smithfield4.1kCompliant
Manchester StreetProvidence3.8kPenalties
General Cable CoLincoln3.3kCompliant
Bullard AbrasivesLincoln2.4kCompliant
Sprague East Providence TerminalEast Providence1.1kCompliant
Shell Oil Products Us - Providence TerminalProvidence1.1kSig. violation
Cooley IncorporatedPawtucket995Compliant
Induplate LlcNorth Providence501Penalties
Teknor Apex Co.Pawtucket419Compliant
Organic Dyes And PigmentsLincoln260Penalties
W.r. Cobb Co.East Providence250Penalties
Epoxies, Etc.Cranston250Compliant
Univar Solutions Usa LlcProvidence226Penalties
Arlon IncEast Providence195Penalties
Technic, Inc. (Engineered Powders Division)Woonsocket144Penalties
Sprague Operating Resources LlcProvidence132Compliant
Atlantic Footcare IncNorth Smithfield67Compliant
Chemart CompanyLincoln31Compliant
Providence Metallizing Co IncPawtucket29Compliant
Safety-Kleen SystemsCranston9Penalties
Ira Green IncorporatedProvidence7Compliant
MearthaneCranston5Compliant
Armbrust InternationalProvidence5Compliant
Tiffany & CoCumberland5Compliant
Gannon & Scott IncCranston3Compliant
Lees Morvillo GroupProvidence2Compliant
Materion Technical Materials Inc.Lincoln1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Pepsi Bottling GroupCranston$96.9k2022-01-25
Sayles Collision CenterProvidence$40.0k2024-06-04
J & S Scrap Metal & RecyclingJohnston$13.0k2015-05-19
Durham School Services - Csc 4028 Cumberland RiCumberland$0
Denison Pharmaceuticals LlcLincoln$02024-07-23
Quill Company TheCranston$02023-09-06
Central Falls Municipal Storm SewerCentral Falls$0
Providence Turners Athletic ClubProvidence$0
Federal Products CorpProvidence$02023-03-15
Shell Oil Products Us - Providence TerminalProvidence$02025-09-16
Hemlock VillageFoster$0
Maaco Auto Painting & Body WorksCranston$02012-08-23
Magic Gas, Inc.North Providence$02025-12-16
Emi Industries, LlcCranston$02018-07-26
Branca Brothers IncJohnston$02017-09-12
Town Of Cumberland WwcsCumberland$02026-02-02
Xpo Logistics Freight, Inc. - XpiCranston$02025-10-31
Metals Recycling, LlcProvidence$02015-08-17