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Pawcatuck River

River in Rhode Island · near Bradford, Kenyon, Westerly, Wood River Junction

Status now

Caution

The authority's window has passed but the discharge ended less than 72 hours ago, or a discharge with no reported end began in the last 7 days, or a rainfall advisory is posted. Research on sewage-borne illness points to about three days of raised risk.

Why this colour: Caution: no end reported. Rationale: A discharge record with status unknown (an alert with no incident report, an unparsed notice) is yellow for 14 days from its report time, then unresolved as above. (source: data/rules.json) How long a water stays coloured, and why

Bypass with no reported end · Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility · downstream path not modeled · since May 20, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT

Source: EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3676598115, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

As of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST.

Events behind the colour

Map

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Outfalls are small brown dots.

Modeled downstream reaches on Pawcatuck River

No discharge colours a modeled reach on this water now.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: advisory in effect; yellow: caution; hatched yellow: unresolved, no end reported; grey: no current report; hatched purple: a source was not updating.

Source: hourly statuses computed by DirtyWaterWatch (pipeline build/status.py) from the events linked above and the rules on the methods page; history as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

Discharges over the years

  • Discharge events, last 12 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026; partly covered or sparse source
  • Days with a discharge, last 12 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026; partly covered or sparse source
  • Hours under advisory, last 12 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026; partly covered or sparse source

Discharge events per month

7 events, Jan 2022 to Nov 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Bypass, blended or other
  • No source
  • Partly covered or sparse source
No sourceSparse sourceNo sourceSparse source

No source covers 2022-01 to 2024-01. EPA ECHO facility-report events for Rhode Island are sparse (only what permittees file with EPA).

Source: EPA ECHO facility reports (RI). Covered 2024-02-11 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events per month
MonthCombined sewer overflowSanitary sewer overflowBypass, blended or otherTotalCounted fromCoverage
Jan 20220000No source
Feb 20220000No source
Mar 20220000No source
Apr 20220000No source
May 20220000No source
Jun 20220000No source
Jul 20220000No source
Aug 20220000No source
Sep 20220000No source
Oct 20220000No source
Nov 20220000No source
Dec 20220000No source
Jan 20230000No source
Feb 20230000No source
Mar 20230000No source
Apr 20230000No source
May 20230000No source
Jun 20230000No source
Jul 20230000No source
Aug 20230000No source
Sep 20230000No source
Oct 20230000No source
Nov 20230000No source
Dec 20230000No source
Jan 20240000No source
Feb 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20240033Source recordsPartly covered or sparse source
Apr 20240011Source recordsPartly covered or sparse source
May 20240011Source recordsPartly covered or sparse source
Jun 20240022Source recordsPartly covered or sparse source
Jul 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 20240000Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
May 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 20250000Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
May 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20260000Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20260000Partly covered or sparse source

Hours under advisory per month

Hours this water was under an advisory, by the map's red rules.

  • Advisory in effect
  • No source
  • Partly covered or sparse source
No sourceSparse sourceNo sourceSparse source

No source covers 2022-01 to 2024-01. 3 discharge events have no reported end and no ongoing status; under the status rules they set caution, not an advisory, and add no hours here. EPA ECHO facility-report events for Rhode Island are sparse (only what permittees file with EPA).

Source: EPA ECHO facility reports (RI). Covered 2024-02-11 to 2026-11-02.

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Hours under advisory per month
MonthHours under advisoryFrom discharge windowsHours in monthCoverage
Jan 202200744No source
Feb 202200672No source
Mar 202200744No source
Apr 202200720No source
May 202200744No source
Jun 202200720No source
Jul 202200744No source
Aug 202200744No source
Sep 202200720No source
Oct 202200744No source
Nov 202200720No source
Dec 202200744No source
Jan 202300744No source
Feb 202300672No source
Mar 202300744No source
Apr 202300720No source
May 202300744No source
Jun 202300720No source
Jul 202300744No source
Aug 202300744No source
Sep 202300720No source
Oct 202300744No source
Nov 202300720No source
Dec 202300744No source
Jan 202400744No source
Feb 202400696Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 2024215215744Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 2024120120720Partly covered or sparse source
May 20249696744Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 202400720Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 202400744Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 202400744Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 202400720Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 202400744Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 202400720Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 202400744Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 202500672Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 202500720Partly covered or sparse source
May 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 202500720Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 202500720Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 202500720Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 202500744Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 202600672Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 202600720Partly covered or sparse source
May 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 202600720Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 202600720Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 202600744Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20260032Partly covered or sparse source

Days with a discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it (start to reported end, local time); an event with no end counts its start day.

  • No source
  • Partly covered or sparse source
No sourceSparse sourceNo sourceSparse source

No source covers 2022-01 to 2024-01.

Source: EPA ECHO facility reports (RI). Covered 2024-02-11 to 2026-11-02.

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Days with a discharge per month
MonthDays with a dischargeCoverage
Jan 20220No source
Feb 20220No source
Mar 20220No source
Apr 20220No source
May 20220No source
Jun 20220No source
Jul 20220No source
Aug 20220No source
Sep 20220No source
Oct 20220No source
Nov 20220No source
Dec 20220No source
Jan 20230No source
Feb 20230No source
Mar 20230No source
Apr 20230No source
May 20230No source
Jun 20230No source
Jul 20230No source
Aug 20230No source
Sep 20230No source
Oct 20230No source
Nov 20230No source
Dec 20230No source
Jan 20240No source
Feb 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20246Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 20242Partly covered or sparse source
May 20241Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 20241Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 20240Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 20250Partly covered or sparse source
May 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Dec 20250Partly covered or sparse source
Jan 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Feb 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Mar 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Apr 20260Partly covered or sparse source
May 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Jun 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Jul 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Aug 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Sep 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Oct 20260Partly covered or sparse source
Nov 20260Partly covered or sparse source

Hours under advisory per year

Hours under advisory each year; 2026 to date.

  • Advisory in effect
  • Partly covered or sparse source
Sparse sourceSparse source

3 discharge events have no reported end and no ongoing status; under the status rules they set caution, not an advisory, and add no hours here.

Source: EPA ECHO facility reports (RI). Covered 2024-02-11 to 2026-11-02.

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Hours under advisory per year
YearHours under advisoryShare of the yearCoverage
20244314.9%Partly covered or sparse source
202500.0%Partly covered or sparse source
202600.0%Partly covered or sparse source

Discharge events by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge event, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: EPA ECHO facility reports (RI). Covered 2024-02-11 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events by calendar month, all years
MonthEventsYears of records
Jan00
Feb00
Mar30
Apr10
May10
Jun20
Jul00
Aug00
Sep00
Oct00
Nov00
Dec00
How these charts are counted

Discharge events are counted once: where a source publishes both public notices and verified reports (MassDEP, Vermont DEC), a discharger's month with any verified report counts its verified reports only, and other months count notices. Revisions are folded into the record they revise, and EPA copies of a state report are not counted twice. Monthly and yearly totals (Maine DEP, EPA discharge monitoring reports, Portsmouth) are shown on their own and never added to the event counts. Hours under advisory follow the map's red rules. A muted band marks periods no source covers: a gap there is missing data, not a quiet month.

  • EPA ECHO facility reports (RI): 2024-02-11 to now (sparse)

Every event on Pawcatuck River

Events placed on Pawcatuck River, newest first
StartEnd Discharger OutfallTypeVolumeSourceLinks
Jun 6, 2024 ended, time not reported Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3676598115, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice Event: Bypass, Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility, Jun 6, 2024 · Map
Jun 6, 2024 ended, time not reported Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3676598115.0002, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice Event: Bypass, Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility, Jun 6, 2024 · Map
May 16, 2024 May 17, 2024 Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3675933438, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice record below · Map
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list
Apr 3, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3675564892, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice record below · Map
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list
Mar 29, 2024 ended, time not reported Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3675554992, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice Event: Bypass, Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility, Mar 29, 2024 · Map
Mar 9, 2024 Mar 13, 2024 Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3675203343, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice record below · Map
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list
Mar 7, 2024 Mar 8, 2024 Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO (reported to regulators) via ri-echo-dfr, record 3675195185, published Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice record below · Map
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Outfalls on this water

No outfall in the registry is matched to this water.

Dischargers: Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, ODbL). · Pawcatuck River on OpenBoatLaunch

Sources covering this water

7 events placed on this water in this build.