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Rhode Island sewage discharges in 2024
62 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Rhode Island dated in 2024, newest first, 7 earlier versions or duplicates included and marked. Each record keeps the source's own times and wording; a record from the last six months, or one still in effect, also has a page of its own.
By type: Treatment bypass25 · Beach closure22 · Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)15
By source: EPA ECHO (reported to regulators)25 · Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program22 · EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)15
2024 in other states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont.
Source: the agencies, sewer operators and EPA records named on each row and on the Sources page. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.
| Start | Type | Water | Sewer operator | Outlet | Volume | Status and end | Source and record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment bypass | Seekonk River | Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs | not provided | 0 gallons | Ended (as reported); Dec 30, 2024, 10:00 PM EST | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100072:3:1, reported Jun 3, 2025, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Greenwich Cove | East Greenwich Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | 10 gallons | Ended (as reported); Dec 17, 2024, 11:00 AM EST | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100030:1:1, reported Dec 18, 2024, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Seekonk River | Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs | not provided | 2,285 gallons | Ended (as reported); Oct 11, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100072:2:1, reported Nov 4, 2024, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 26, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record conimicut-point-beach:warwick:2024-08-22, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Warren River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 22, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record warren-town-beach:warren:2024-08-20, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Sakonnet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 22, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record sandy-point-beach:portsmouth:2024-08-20, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Hope Pond | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 22, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record hope-community-service-pond:scituate:2024-08-20, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Lake Tiogue | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 22, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record briar-point-beach:coventry:2024-08-20, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Narragansett Bay | City of Newport Utilities - Water Pollution Control (WPCF and two CSO treatment facilities) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3677297296, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Beach closure | Chipuxet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 9, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record camp-hoffman:south-kingstown:2024-08-08, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Olney Pond | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 9, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record lincoln-woods-state-park-beach:lincoln:2024-08-07, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Rhode Island Sound | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 2, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record spouting-rock-beach-association:newport:2024-07-31, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Point Judith Pond | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record camp-fuller-ymca:south-kingstown:2024-07-31, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Warren River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record warren-town-beach:warren:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Sakonnet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record sandy-point-beach:portsmouth:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record oakland-beach:warwick:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record conimicut:warwick:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record city-park:warwick:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Aug 1, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record bristol-town-beach:bristol:2024-07-30, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Chipuxet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jul 27, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record camp-hoffman:south-kingstown:2024-07-25, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Hope Pond | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jul 26, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record hope-community-service-pond:scituate:2024-07-16, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Chipuxet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jul 13, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record camp-hoffman:south-kingstown:2024-07-11, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Jul 8, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3676911480, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jun 28, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record barrington-town-beach:barrington:2024-06-27, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Hope Pond | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jun 27, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record hope-community-service-pond:scituate:2024-06-25, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Beach closure | Lake Tiogue | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jun 27, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record briar-point:coventry:2024-06-25, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3676598115, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3676598115.0002, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Beach closure | Narragansett Bay | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Advisory lifted; Jun 11, 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record conimicut:warwick:2024-06-06, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:57 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Pawtuxet River | West Warwick Sanitary Sewer System | not provided | 7,800 gallons | Ended (as reported); May 16, 2024, 9:21 AM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00026:3:1, reported May 20, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Rhode Island Sound | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); May 16, 2024 | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00027:1:1, reported May 17, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | “No Name” | South Kingstown Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); May 16, 2024 | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100374:1:1, reported May 21, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Rhode Island Sound | South Kingstown Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675936416, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); May 17, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675933438, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Rhode Island Sound | TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN WWCS | not provided | 31 gallons | Ended (as reported); Apr 4, 2024, 5:45 AM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00007:2:1, reported Apr 11, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675564283, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Apr 5, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675564892, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | 60,000 gallons | Ended (as reported); Apr 4, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100048:3:2, reported Apr 4, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | 39,000 gallons | Ended (as reported); Apr 3, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100048:3:1, reported Apr 4, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Apr 3, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675564056, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Apr 4, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675564056.0002, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675554368, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675554992, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Treatment bypass | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | 39,000 gallons | Ended (as reported); Mar 26, 2024, 10:05 AM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100048:2:1, reported Mar 29, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Mar 26, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675397885, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Narragansett Bay Commission - Field's Point WWTF and associated CSOs | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675242090, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675209822, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Pawtuxet River | West Warwick Sanitary Sewer System | not provided | 270,000 gallons | Ended (as reported); Mar 11, 2024, 5:30 AM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00026:1:1, reported Mar 15, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | 36,000 gallons | Ended (as reported); Mar 13, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100048:1:1, reported Mar 14, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Rhode Island Sound | TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN WWCS | not provided | 111 gallons | Ended (as reported); Mar 10, 2024, 12:15 PM EDT | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00007:1:1, reported Mar 15, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Providence River | East Providence Wastewater Treatment Facility (City of East Providence) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Mar 13, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675210405, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675197216, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675197216.0002, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Mar 13, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675203343, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675195172, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Pawcatuck River | Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Mar 8, 2024 | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3675195185, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Seekonk River | Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3674298044, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Treatment bypass | “Estuaries: Bristol Harbor” | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Feb 12, 2024 | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RI0100005:1:1, reported Jan 21, 2025, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypassDuplicate | Narragansett Bay | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3674300194, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Duplicate | not linked to a mapped water | Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility (Town of Bristol) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3674328489, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Full record | |
| Treatment bypass | Narragansett Bay | City of Newport Utilities - Water Pollution Control (WPCF and two CSO treatment facilities) | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); end time not reported | EPA ECHO (reported to regulators), record 3680325723, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC · Original notice · Read report | |
| Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) | Pawtuxet River | not stated | not provided | volume not reported | Ended (as reported); Feb 2, 2024 | EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record RISS00019:1:1, reported Feb 5, 2024, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:19 UTC · Original notice · Full record |