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EPA-regulated facilities near Woonsocket, RI

There are 840 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (582), water discharge (206), air emissions (124). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 7 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.3M across 7 sites.

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840facilities within 5 miles
1in significant noncompliance
7with a violation on record
$1.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste582
Large quantity generators9
Small quantity generators197
Chemical (RMP/TRI)45
Superfund13
Air emissions124
Major sources5
Synthetic minor sources14
Minor sources30
Water discharge206
Major permits1
Minor permits122
Drinking water systems31
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Scrap yards4

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