TRI Facilities
93
Moderate
RI · EPA TRI · SDWIS · Superfund
Rhode Island environmental disclosure record
According to EPA's 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, Safe Drinking Water Information System, and Superfund National Priorities List extracts, this is Rhode Island's full public registry profile, toxic releases, drinking-water systems, and Superfund sites in one place.
- TRI facilities
- 93
- Reported releases
- 2.5M lbs
- #49 of 56
- Water systems
- 93
- Superfund NPL sites
- 13
Rhode Island vs. every U.S. state
Cumulative TRI-reported release pounds, with this state marked in the national distribution
2.5M lbs 13th percentile higher than 13% of 56 states with TRI reporters
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more states with TRI reporters. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
RI regulatory profile by statute
Violation/site counts mapped to the EPA statutes this portal tracks
- CWA · NPDES
- RCRA · Subtitle C 13
What this shows Counts are mapped to statute as a structural proxy and reflect reported activity, not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk. Clean Air Act (Title V) permit data is not currently ingested by this portal, so air-permit compliance is not shown here.
How Rhode Island compares across two EPA disclosure measures
The highlighted point is Rhode Island. The vertical axis is the share of tracked water systems with at least one health-based SDWIS record; the horizontal axis is TRI-reported pounds per facility on a logarithmic scale so the full state distribution stays readable. The crosshairs use the portal’s published national benchmark medians.
This matrix compares disclosure rates, not toxicity, exposure, current compliance, or drinking-water safety. A lower position on either axis is not a safety rating; use the underlying facility and water-system records for context.
According to EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts, Rhode Island (RI) lists 93 TRI-reporting facilities disclosing 2.5M lbs of toxic releases. The same extracts list 13 Superfund sites and 93 EPA-regulated water systems, of which 42 carry health-based SDWIS violation rows. PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Rhode Island is 57/100 (grade F), benchmarked against all U.S. states on chemical release intensity, drinking-water health violations, Superfund site burden, and water violation rate. This is a percentile-derived composite from federal disclosure counts, not a clinical health-risk assessment.
F 57
Rhode Island Environmental Health Score
A percentile-benchmarked 0–100 composite from 4 EPA federal datasets, with weight redistribution for any unavailable dimension
Chemical Release Intensity A 95
27K (lbs per facility) Drinking Water Health Violations F 44
45.2% (% of systems) Superfund Site Burden F 5
14.0 (sites per 100 facilities) Water Violation Rate D 69
2.1 (violations per system) Benchmarks derived from EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts across all 56 U.S. states and territories
Water Systems
93
Very low
Superfund Sites
13
Moderate
Total Releases
2.5M lbs
Very low
Compliance Snapshot - RI
Sites with no recorded health violations 77.4%
Sites with at least one open violation 22.6%
Rhode Island's profile joins three independently maintained EPA programs into one statewide record: the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI, EPCRA Section 313 industrial disclosures), the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance), and the Superfund National Priorities List. Each program uses its own reporting cadence and facility-identification scheme; PlainEnviro joins them by matched facility and system location rather than a shared federal ID, so a site absent from one program is never assumed absent from another. The counts below reflect the portal's rebuild as of August 2026.
Activity clusters in counties such as Providence, Washington, Kent, which account for the highest combined facility, water-system, and Superfund presence. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included in the SDWIS counts shown here.
Every figure reflects the public regulatory record as filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is not weighted for toxicity, geographic footprint, or population exposure. A state can rank high in any individual metric because of industrial history, naturally occurring contaminants in source water, or simply the number of reporting facilities, not because current residents face unsafe conditions. Drill into any county or water system below for the full disclosure record.
What does this state's environmental record show?
TRI Facilities
93
Water Systems
93
Superfund Sites
13
Health-Based Violation Records
192
Total Releases
2.5M lbs
cumulative, all reported years
Systems with Records
42
water systems
Release-over-release change
What changed for Rhode Island: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+35.0%
78 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+35.0%
387.8 thousand lb → 523.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 2 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Rhode Island's total reported releases rose from 387.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 523.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rhode Island's water releases rose from 267 lb in 2022 to 625 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rhode Island's off-site transfers rose from 187.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 304.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rhode Island's air releases rose from 199.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 218.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Largest Polluters
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Systems with Health Violations
| Water System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| NARRAGANSETT WATER DEPT-NORTH END | 4,432 | 19 |
| TELEMARK VILLAGE | 82 | 17 |
| VEOLIA WATER WAKEFIELD RHODE ISLAND INC | 22,347 | 16 |
| NARRAGANSETT WATER SYSTEM-POINT JUDITH | 8,210 | 14 |
| HILLSDALE HOUSING COOPERATIVE, INC. | 170 | 14 |
| PORTSMOUTH WATER & FIRE DISTRICT | 17,090 | 12 |
| CANONCHET CLIFFS WATER ASSOCIATION INC. | 154 | 9 |
| CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT | 470 | 7 |
| PRUDENCE ISLAND WATER DISTRICT | 1,500 | 6 |
| JAMESTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT | 3,348 | 6 |
| LAKE FOREST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | 268 | 5 |
| PROVIDENCE-CITY OF | 333,142 | 4 |
| EAST PROVIDENCE-CITY OF | 47,618 | 4 |
| FOSTER SENIOR HOUSING INC. | 31 | 4 |
| SOUTH TRAIL COMMERCE | 175 | 4 |
| CHARTER OAKS VILLAGE COOPERATIVE | 105 | 3 |
| TRIPPLEWOOD RESORT CONDOS | 60 | 3 |
| RICHMOND, TOWN OF | 2,671 | 3 |
| WOONSOCKET WATER DIVISION | 45,828 | 3 |
| SLATERSVILLE PUBLIC SUPPLY | 3,403 | 3 |
Cities with Water Issues
Warwick
9 water systems
Providence
7 water systems
Woonsocket
6 water systems
Tiverton
5 water systems
Coventry
4 water systems
Charlestown
4 water systems
Wakefield
4 water systems
North Kingstown
3 water systems
Narragansett
3 water systems
Smithfield
3 water systems
Pawtucket
2 water systems
Exeter
2 water systems
Ashaway
2 water systems
Barrington
2 water systems
Foster
2 water systems
East Providence
1 water system
North Smithfield
1 water system
Slatersville
1 water system
Hope Valley
1 water system
Jamestown
1 water system
Superfund Sites (13)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | NPL Site | 46.71 |
| Centredale Manor Restoration Project | NPL Site | 70.71 |
| Davis (GSR) Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 38.89 |
| Davis Liquid Waste | NPL Site | 47.25 |
| Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center | NPL Site | 34.52 |
| Landfill & Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) | NPL Site | 49.58 |
| Newport Naval Education/Training Center | NPL Site | 32.25 |
| Peterson/Puritan, Inc. | NPL Site | 40.10 |
| Picillo Farm | NPL Site | 0.00 |
| Rose Hill Regional Landfill | NPL Site | 38.11 |
| Stamina Mills, Inc. | NPL Site | 34.07 |
| West Kingston Town Dump/URI Disposal Area | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Western Sand & Gravel | NPL Site | 51.35 |
Counties (5 total)
| County | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Providence | 58 |
| Washington | 15 |
| Kent | 15 |
| Newport | 2 |
| Bristol | 3 |
Cities with Environmental Records
Providence
15 facilities · 7 water systems
Cranston
10 facilities · 0 water systems
Warwick
9 facilities · 9 water systems
North Kingstown
9 facilities · 3 water systems
Lincoln
8 facilities · 1 water systems
East Providence
7 facilities · 1 water systems
Woonsocket
4 facilities · 6 water systems
Pawtucket
4 facilities · 2 water systems
Coventry
2 facilities · 4 water systems
Newport
2 facilities · 3 water systems
Bristol
2 facilities · 1 water systems
Cumberland
2 facilities · 1 water systems
North Smithfield
2 facilities · 1 water systems
Johnston
2 facilities · 0 water systems
West Warwick
2 facilities · 0 water systems
Narragansett
1 facilities · 3 water systems
Smithfield
1 facilities · 3 water systems
Warren
1 facilities · 3 water systems
Exeter
1 facilities · 2 water systems
West Kingston
1 facilities · 2 water systems
Frequently Asked Questions
How many TRI facilities are in Rhode Island? ▼
Rhode Island has 93 facilities that report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). These facilities have collectively reported 2.5M lbs in total toxic chemical releases. TRI data is self-reported annually by facilities that manufacture, process, or use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts.
Does Rhode Island have Superfund sites? ▼
Yes, Rhode Island has 13 sites on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified for long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Rhode Island? ▼
Rhode Island has 93 EPA-regulated water systems in the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) extract used here. 42 water systems have a health-based violation row (MCL exceedance) in this historical extract. A past registry row is not a current drinkability verdict. For current utility conditions, contact the local water utility or the Rhode Island drinking water program. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental data is available for Rhode Island? ▼
PlainEnviro provides three categories of EPA environmental data for Rhode Island: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data covering 93 industrial facilities, Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data for 93 water systems, and Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) data for 13 contaminated sites.
How does Rhode Island compare to other states on EPA disclosure counts? ▼
Rhode Island has 93 TRI facilities with 2.5M lbs in total releases, 13 Superfund sites, and 192 water system violations on record. These are federal disclosure counts; they are not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk scores. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL databases.
What is Rhode Island's environmental health score? ▼
PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Rhode Island is 57/100 (grade F). This score combines four percentile-benchmarked dimensions from EPA federal extracts: chemical release intensity per TRI facility, drinking-water health violation rate from SDWIS, Superfund site burden relative to industrial activity, and overall water violation rate. Scores are benchmarked against all 56 U.S. states and territories. When a dimension lacks data, its weight redistributes to the remaining dimensions so the score never deflates from missing inputs. This is a registry-count composite, not a clinical exposure or health-outcome assessment.
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About This Data
This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for Rhode Island: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.
What to do with Rhode Island's data
Use this state profile as a starting point, then drill into the specific dataset that matters to you.
- Check the 93 TRI facilities reporting in Rhode Island for the largest reported releases near a specific county. View facilities
- 42 water systems in the state have a recorded health-based violation, check if yours is one of them. Check water systems
- See how Rhode Island compares to other states on releases, water violations, and Superfund sites. State rankings
Reported data reflects what facilities and agencies disclose to the EPA; it is not a complete measure of environmental risk or a substitute for local guidance.
Use and verify this record
Rhode Island's profile brings together EPA release, drinking-water, and Superfund records. It reports the underlying programs without making a health or environmental-risk determination.
State environmental figures are computed directly from EPA data. The methodology records the joins, definitions, and refresh cadence for each program.
PlainEnviro renders public EPA records directly from its data pipeline; no figure on this page is typed in by an editor. See the editorial standards and corrections policy for how source changes and reported errors are handled.