Pollution in Washington County, Rhode Island

Washington County contains 160 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 12 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $882.6k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 20.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Rhode Island state average of 137 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities12reporters
EPA Facilities160regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Rose Hill Regional LandfillSouth KingstownReady for anticipated reuse
West Kingston Town Dump Uri Disposal AreaSouth KingstownReady for anticipated reuse
Davisville Naval Construction Battalion CenterNorth KingstownCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
General Dynamics Electric BoatNorth Kingstown11.6kPenalties
Toray Plastics AmericaNorth Kingstown3.8kCompliant
Kenyon Industries, Inc.Richmond3.2kCompliant
Dewal Industries IncorporatedNarragansett2.2kCompliant
Bb & S Treated Lumber Of NeNorth Kingstown76Compliant
SenescoNorth Kingstown11Penalties
Modine Mfg., Co.South Kingstown10Compliant
Fujifilm Electronic MaterialsNorth Kingstown10Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Lindhbrook Water CompanyHopkinton$0
Block Island AirportNew Shoreham$0
Us Epa Region I Atlantic Ecology LaboratoryNarragansett$02024-05-01
Scarborough Wastewater Treatment FacilityNarragansett$02025-08-27
Scott's GarageSouth Kingstown$02024-12-09
Zampini Auto WreckingRichmond$02017-03-03
Westerly AirportWesterly$0