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EPA-regulated facilities near East Providence, RI

There are 3,200 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of East Providence, Rhode Island. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,400), water discharge (717), air emissions (496). 11 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 30 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.5M across 26 sites.

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3,200facilities within 5 miles
11in significant noncompliance
30with a violation on record
$3.5Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste2,400
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators31
Small quantity generators623
Transporters7
Chemical (RMP/TRI)161
Superfund10
Air emissions496
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources37
Minor sources160
Water discharge717
Major permits5
Minor permits261
Drinking water systems14
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers2
Scrap yards1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of East Providence as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.