Washington, RI

Low Risk (26/100)

Environmental data for Washington in Rhode Island

Washington, RI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 14 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 26/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 244.4K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 147 in 2024, with 88% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
14
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
244.4K lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 316 (88%) 39 3 147
2023 287 (81%) 58 10 140
2022 313 (88%) 39 3 164
2021 306 (85%) 50 2 143
2020 327 (89%) 37 1 154
2024 Good Air Quality: 88% of days
Unhealthy days: 3
Median AQI: 35

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Rhode Island on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (14)

# Facility Total Releases
1 General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp 146.9K lbs
2 Toray Plastics (america) Inc 46.0K lbs
3 Kenyon Industries Inc. 19.4K lbs
4 Rogers Corp - Narragansett 16.6K lbs
5 Bb & S Treated Lumber of NE 14.1K lbs
6 Modine Manufacturing Co 687 lbs
7 Rf Holdings Inc (formerly Technical Industries Inc) 472 lbs
8 Senesco Main Yard 103 lbs
9 Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc 57 lbs
10 Heritage Concrete Corp 9 lbs
11 Lincoln Manufacturing 0 lbs
12 Development Associates Inc 0 lbs
13 Oldcastle 0 lbs
14 Cargill Meat Solutions Corp 0 lbs

Cities in Washington (7)

Kenyon
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Exeter
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1 facilities · 2 water
North Kingstown
Pop: —
8 facilities · 4 water
Narragansett
Pop: —
1 facilities · 3 water
South Kingstown
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
West Kingston
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1 facilities · 2 water
Wyoming
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Washington, Rhode Island?
Washington, RI has an environmental risk score of 26/100 (Low Risk), based on 14 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Washington?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Washington, RI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Washington?
Washington, RI has 14 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 244.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Washington?
In 2024, Washington, RI recorded a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 147. 88% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Washington?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Washington, RI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Washington?
Environmental compliance in Washington, Rhode Island is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Rhode Island state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial