Providence County, RI
The federal environmental record for Providence County (population 660,615): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
8
Superfund NPL sites
57
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
51
TRI facilities
127
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | Johnston | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Centredale Manor Restoration Project | North Providence | on the NPL | 02/04/2000 |
| Davis (GSR) Landfill | Glocester | deleted | 06/10/1986 |
| Davis Liquid Waste | Smithfield | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Landfill & Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) | North Smithfield | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Peterson/Puritan, Inc. | Cumberland, Lincoln | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Stamina Mills, Inc. | North Smithfield | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Western Sand & Gravel | Burrillville | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Providence with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| WOONSOCKET WATER DIVISION RI1559518 | PFPeA: 7.5 ng/L PFBA: 6.7 ng/L PFOA: 5.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| CUMBERLAND, TOWN OF RI1647530 | PFPeA: 8.3 ng/L PFOA: 7.7 ng/L PFHxA: 7.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| PAWTUCKET-CITY OF RI1592021 | 6:2 FTS: 6 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
51 facilities in Providence filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 589k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC. | CRANSTON | Lead compounds, Ethylene glycol | 181k lb |
| OCEAN STATE POWER | HARRISVILLE | Ammonia | 172k lb |
| TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIV | WOONSOCKET | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol | 99k lb |
| CHEMART | LINCOLN | Copper compounds, Zinc compounds | 41k lb |
| TANURY INDUSTRIES | LINCOLN | Nickel compounds, Nitric acid | 35k lb |
| PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLC | LINCOLN | Acetophenone, Antimony compounds | 11k lb |
| TEKNOR APEX CO | PAWTUCKET | Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Zinc compounds | 7k lb |
| COOLEY INC | PAWTUCKET | Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 6k lb |
| PROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO IN C | PAWTUCKET | Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5k lb |
| GLOBAL EAST PROVIDENCE TERMINAL | EAST PROVIDENCE | n-Hexane, Toluene | 5k lb |
| FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC. | SMITHFIELD | Styrene | 4k lb |
| ENNOVI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. | EAST PROVIDENCE | Copper, Chromium | 4k lb |
| MANCHESTER STREET LLC. | PROVIDENCE | Ammonia | 4k lb |
| INDUPLATE LLC. | NORTH PROVIDENCE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 3k lb |
| MONARCH METAL FINISHING CO. INC. | PROVIDENCE | Nickel, Copper | 3k lb |
| BULLARD ABRASIVES INC | LINCOLN | Phenol | 2k lb |
| THE OKONITE CO INC. | CUMBERLAND | Antimony compounds | 2k lb |
| ORGANIC DYES & PIGMENTS | LINCOLN | Chromium, Vinyl acetate | 2k lb |
| SPRAGUE EAST PROVIDENCE TERMINAL | EAST PROVIDENCE | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Toluene | 1k lb |
| SHELL PROVIDENCE TERMINAL | PROVIDENCE | Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane | 1k lb |
| NORDSONEFD | EAST PROVIDENCE | Lead | 931 lb |
| IRA GREEN INC | PROVIDENCE | Copper | 696 lb |
| W R COBB CO. | EAST PROVIDENCE | Ammonia | 250 lb |
| EPOXIES ETC. | CRANSTON | Aluminum (fume or dust) | 250 lb |
| UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA - PROVIDENCE BRANCH | PROVIDENCE | Ammonia, Chlorine | 226 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,978 tank facilities in Providence: 688 tanks in service and 5,620 closed. 1,167 fuel releases are on record, of which 127 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Providence as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Providence, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 100 REYNOLDS ROAD AREAGLOCESTER
- 254 OLD GREAT ROAD PROPERTYNORTH SMITHFIELD
- ACN - PROVIDENCESMITHFIELD
- ATLANTIC TUBING CO.CRANSTON
- BOLIDEN METECH INCBURRILLVILLE
- BOULTER FARM AREA (LOTS 363 AND 366)CUMBERLAND
- CANNON AND BROWN/SURFACE COATING DIVPROVIDENCE
- CAROL CABLE CO.LINCOLN
- CECE-MACERA LANDFILLJOHNSTON
- CENTREDALE MANOR RESTORATION PROJECTNORTH PROVIDENCE
- CNC INTERNATIONALWOONSOCKET
- CNTRL LANDFILL RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANTJOHNSTON
- COOK'S LANDFILLEAST PROVIDENCE
- CUMBERLAND INSECTICIDE RELEASECUMBERLAND
- CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL LANDFILLCUMBERLAND
- DAVIS (GSR) LANDFILLSMITHFIELD
- DAVIS LIQUID WASTESMITHFIELD
- DUPRAW DUMPLINCOLN
- EAST PROVIDENCE FIRE TRAINING AREAEAST PROVIDENCE
- FIELDS POINT CITY DUMPPROVIDENCE
- FOSTER NIKE CONTROL AREAFOSTER
- FOSTER NIKE LAUNCHER AREAFOSTER
- FOSTER TOWN LANDFILLFOSTER
- FUTURE FINISHING MACHINE SHOPJOHNSTON
- GORHAMPROVIDENCE
- GREEN HILL ROAD (20)JOHNSTON
- HI-LO/CIPRIANO'S DUMPJOHNSTON
- HOPE TOWN DUMPSCITUATE
- J M MILLS LANDFILL INC.CUMBERLAND
- KENT HEIGHTS LANDFILLEAST PROVIDENCE
- KITTAY AND BLITZ INC.JOHNSTON
- LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC. (L&RR)NORTH SMITHFIELD
- LENOX STREET WELLCUMBERLAND
- LONSDALE NARROWSLINCOLN
- LONZA/UNIVERSAL CHEMICALCUMBERLAND
- M EARL ADAMS COJOHNSTON
- MCKEE'S GARAGE (FORMER)CUMBERLAND
- MECHANIC STREET GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATIONNORTH SMITHFIELD
- NORTH SMITHFIELD NIKE LAUNCHER AREANORTH SMITHFIELD
- OAK STREET AREASMITHFIELD
- PATRIARCA PROPERTYSMITHFIELD
- PAWTUCKET INCINERATOR RESIDUE LANDFILLPAWTUCKET
- PETERSON/PURITAN, INC.CUMBERLAND
- PHILIPS COMPONENTSNORTH SMITHFIELD
- POLYTOP CORPNORTH SMITHFIELD
- PROVIDENCE BARRELSMITHFIELD
- R & R JEWELRY INC.SCITUATE
- RI AIR NATIONAL GUARD 282ND CCSQNORTH SMITHFIELD
- SMITHFIELD TOWN LANDFILLSMITHFIELD
- STAMINA MILLSNORTH SMITHFIELD (FORESTDALE)
- TIDEWATER COAL GASSIFICATION PLANTPAWTUCKET
- TRIMTOWN ROAD / ROCKLAND ROAD AREASCITUATE
- TUCKER'S INDUSTRIAL DUMPJOHNSTON
- U. S. ARMY RESERVE MAINTENANCE FACILITYSMITHFIELD
- VINAGRO J. LANDFILLJOHNSTON
- VINAGRO L. LANDFILLJOHNSTON
- WESTERN SAND & GRAVELBURRILLVILLE