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EPA-regulated facilities near Pawtucket, RI

There are 2,932 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,230), water discharge (639), air emissions (435). 7 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 23 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.4M across 17 sites.

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2,932facilities within 5 miles
7in significant noncompliance
23with a violation on record
$2.4Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste2,230
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators28
Small quantity generators590
Transporters6
Chemical (RMP/TRI)151
Superfund16
Air emissions435
Major sources11
Synthetic minor sources41
Minor sources157
Water discharge639
Major permits4
Minor permits245
Drinking water systems16
Greenhouse gas reporters4
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

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 Pawtucket as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.