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EPA-regulated facilities near Providence, RI

There are 4,382 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Providence, Rhode Island. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (3,351), water discharge (944), air emissions (667). 17 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 48 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.1M across 31 sites.

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4,382facilities within 5 miles
17in significant noncompliance
48with a violation on record
$3.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste3,351
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators41
Small quantity generators825
Transporters10
Chemical (RMP/TRI)220
Superfund14
Air emissions667
Major sources17
Synthetic minor sources51
Minor sources218
Water discharge944
Major permits5
Minor permits325
Drinking water systems15
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers2

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